Barakal Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Barakal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barakal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1781:4,309,356113,912
United Arab Emirates1701:53,8965,278
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569

Barakal (124) may also be a first name.

Barakal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barakal Come From? nationality or country of origin

Barakal (Arabic: بركيل, Hindi: बरकल, Marathi: बरकल) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Barakal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barakal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 714,947th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,817,961 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Barakal live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 836,439th most common first name at a global level, borne by 124 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 4,309,356. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 90 percent live, Maharashtra, where 10 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Apart from India Barakal is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 42 percent live and Kuwait, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Barakal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barakal in the Hindi language
बरकलbarakala-
Barakal in the Marathi language
बरकलbarakala61.76
बारकलbarakala32.35
बरकळbarakala5.88
Barakal in the Arabic language
بركيلbrkyl-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barakal
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