Barakat Surname
Approximately 214,532 people bear this surname
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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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 95,672 | 1:961 | 137 |
| Saudi Arabia | 23,930 | 1:1,289 | 126 |
| Syria | 16,439 | 1:1,174 | 156 |
| Sudan | 12,320 | 1:3,045 | 433 |
| Morocco | 11,383 | 1:3,029 | 260 |
| Lebanon | 8,491 | 1:664 | 120 |
| Jordan | 7,402 | 1:1,195 | 177 |
| Afghanistan | 7,128 | 1:4,511 | 436 |
| Palestine | 6,595 | 1:690 | 75 |
| Yemen | 4,072 | 1:6,490 | 887 |
| Libya | 3,406 | 1:1,833 | 558 |
| United States | 2,861 | 1:126,690 | 13,436 |
| Kuwait | 2,227 | 1:1,707 | 204 |
| Iran | 1,535 | 1:50,021 | 5,590 |
| Iraq | 1,467 | 1:23,873 | 1,287 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,099 | 1:8,337 | 1,039 |
| Bahrain | 911 | 1:1,480 | 207 |
| India | 760 | 1:1,009,297 | 42,514 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| France | 592 | 1:112,201 | 16,800 |
| Israel | 535 | 1:15,996 | 2,396 |
| Canada | 461 | 1:79,925 | 8,933 |
| Pakistan | 447 | 1:399,651 | 7,539 |
| Brazil | 402 | 1:532,523 | 19,975 |
| Qatar | 365 | 1:6,460 | 687 |
| Australia | 357 | 1:75,618 | 8,847 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| England | 306 | 1:182,085 | 16,371 |
| Sweden | 243 | 1:40,522 | 3,232 |
| Oman | 235 | 1:15,693 | 1,637 |
| Germany | 180 | 1:447,253 | 39,773 |
| Spain | 152 | 1:307,579 | 18,383 |
| Algeria | 151 | 1:255,838 | 27,358 |
| New Zealand | 126 | 1:35,939 | 6,159 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| Greece | 92 | 1:120,432 | 20,231 |
| Guyana | 82 | 1:9,295 | 1,436 |
| Switzerland | 80 | 1:102,661 | 10,922 |
| Belgium | 65 | 1:176,871 | 23,883 |
| Venezuela | 65 | 1:464,678 | 9,130 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Russia | 53 | 1:2,719,303 | 152,706 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Tunisia | 44 | 1:13,878 | 2,274 |
| Ecuador | 35 | 1:454,453 | 10,445 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Ukraine | 29 | 1:1,569,748 | 122,792 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Barakat (47,456) may also be a first name.
Barakat Surname Meaning
Barakat Demographics
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Barakat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barakat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barakat (Arabic: بركت, Bengali: বরকত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﺔ, Hindi: बरकत, Marathi: बरकतअली, Oriya: ବରକତ, Russian: Баракат) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barakat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,596th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,970 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Barakat are found; 57 percent are found in North Africa and 52 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Barakat is also the 19,318th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 47,456 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 95,672 people, or 1 in 961. Barring Egypt this last name exists in 108 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live and Syria, where 8 percent live.
Barakat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Barakat surname is primarily 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 national 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barakat in the Bengali language | ||
| বরকত | barakata | - |
| Barakat in the Hindi language | ||
| बरकत | barakata | 97.26 |
| बरकात | barakata | 2.23 |
| बराकत | barakata | 0.42 |
| बारकत | barakata | 0.03 |
| बराकटा | barakata | 0.03 |
| Barakat in the Marathi language | ||
| बरकतअली | barakata'ali | 79.42 |
| बरकत | barakata | 13.85 |
| बरकट | barakata | 4.23 |
| सुबराती | subarati | 0.38 |
| बारकत | barakata | 0.38 |
| बरवट | baravata | 0.38 |
| डरकत | darakata | 0.19 |
| भाटकर | bhatakara | 0.19 |
| गरकत | garakata | 0.19 |
| िलयाकत | ilayakata | 0.19 |
| बरडायी | baradayi | 0.19 |
| Barakat in the Oriya language | ||
| ବରକତ | barakata | 72.08 |
| ବରକତ୍ | barakat | 16.23 |
| ବରକାତ | barakata | 3.25 |
| ବରକାତ୍ | barakat | 1.95 |
| ବରକଟ | barakata | 1.3 |
| ବରକ | baraka | 1.3 |
| ବାରକାତ | barakata | 0.65 |
| ବରାକାତ | barakata | 0.65 |
| ସୟଦ | sayada | 0.65 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 0.65 |
| ମଳିକ | malika | 0.65 |
| Barakat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻛﺔ | brkt | 50 |
| ﺑﺮﻛﺎﺕ | brkat | 50 |
| Barakat in the Russian language | ||
| Баракат | barakat | - |
| Barakat in the Arabic language | ||
| بركت | brkt | - |
| البركات | albrkat | - |
| بركات | brkat | - |
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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
- 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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