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Where Does The Last Name Baraka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Baraka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﻪ, Hindi: बरका, Marathi: बारका, Oriya: ବାରକା, Russian: Барака) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baraka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 5,556^th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 71,505 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Baraka reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Baraka is also the 3,438^th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 303,953 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 19,543 people, or 1 in 2,363. In Kenya Baraka is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 31 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 102 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent reside and Sudan, where 15 percent reside.

Baraka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (97%) in Kenya, Druze (41%) in Lebanon and Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Baraka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Baraka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1855.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 379,166 per year; in United States they earn 23.84% less than the national average, earning $32,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.16% less than the national average, earning $41,156 CAD per year.