Barakat Surname

2,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Barakat Surname User-submission:

This name is mostly found in Arabic speaking countries; it means 'bless[ed]'. The last name is not distinctively linked to a religion as many Christians and Muslims share it.

Barakat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt95,6721:961137
Saudi Arabia23,9301:1,289126
Syria16,4391:1,174156
Sudan12,3201:3,045433
Morocco11,3831:3,029260
Lebanon8,4911:664120
Jordan7,4021:1,195177
Afghanistan7,1281:4,511436
Palestine6,5951:69075
Yemen4,0721:6,490887
Libya3,4061:1,833558
United States2,8611:126,69013,436
Kuwait2,2271:1,707204
Iran1,5351:50,0215,590
Iraq1,4671:23,8731,287
United Arab Emirates1,0991:8,3371,039
Bahrain9111:1,480207
India7601:1,009,29742,514
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
France5921:112,20116,800
Israel5351:15,9962,396
Canada4611:79,9258,933
Pakistan4471:399,6517,539
Brazil4021:532,52319,975
Qatar3651:6,460687
Australia3571:75,6188,847
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England3061:182,08516,371
Sweden2431:40,5223,232
Oman2351:15,6931,637
Germany1801:447,25339,773
Spain1521:307,57918,383
Algeria1511:255,83827,358
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
Greece921:120,43220,231
Guyana821:9,2951,436
Switzerland801:102,66110,922
Belgium651:176,87123,883
Venezuela651:464,6789,130
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Tunisia441:13,8782,274
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
Norway311:165,88020,092
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Panama261:150,4714,892
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Austria171:500,90847,931
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Wales111:281,32115,850
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
China61:227,886,92811,701
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Barakat (47,456) may also be a first name.

Barakat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name is mostly found in Arabic speaking countries; it means 'bless[ed]'. The last name is not distinctively linked to a religion as many Christians and Muslims share it.

- baraket

We are from Ouarzazate; skoura to be exact. We're living in Casablanca city.

- betty

Barakat Last Name Facts

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

Barakat (Arabic: بركت, Bengali: বরকত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﺔ, Hindi: बरकत, Marathi: बरकतअली, Oriya: ବରକତ, Russian: Баракат) occurs most in Egypt. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barakat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barakat is the 2,596th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 33,970 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Barakat live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 52 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 19,318th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 47,456 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 95,672 people, or 1 in 961. Barring Egypt Barakat is found in 108 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found and Syria, where 8 percent are found.

Barakat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Barakat last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Barakat last name are 3.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.27% registered with the party.

The amount Barakat earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.86% more than the national average, earning €55,814 per year; in Norway they earn 38.44% less than the national average, earning 213,042 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,242 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning R 232,308 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning $17,322,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $51,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Barakat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barakat in the Bengali language
বরকতbarakata-
Barakat in the Hindi language
बरकतbarakata97.26
बरकातbarakata2.23
बराकतbarakata0.42
बारकतbarakata0.03
बराकटाbarakata0.03
Barakat in the Marathi language
बरकतअलीbarakata'ali79.42
बरकतbarakata13.85
बरकटbarakata4.23
सुबरातीsubarati0.38
बारकतbarakata0.38
बरवटbaravata0.38
डरकतdarakata0.19
भाटकरbhatakara0.19
गरकतgarakata0.19
िलयाकतilayakata0.19
बरडायीbaradayi0.19
Barakat in the Oriya language
ବରକତbarakata72.08
ବରକତ୍barakat16.23
ବରକାତbarakata3.25
ବରକାତ୍barakat1.95
ବରକଟbarakata1.3
ବରକbaraka1.3
ବାରକାତbarakata0.65
ବରାକାତbarakata0.65
ସୟଦsayada0.65
ନାୟକnayaka0.65
ମଳିକmalika0.65
Barakat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﻛﺔbrkt50
ﺑﺮﻛﺎﺕbrkat50
Barakat in the Russian language
Баракатbarakat-
Barakat in the Arabic language
بركتbrkt-
البركاتalbrkat-
بركاتbrkat-

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Barakat Reference & Research

Barkett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Barkett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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