Barako Surname
Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname
Barako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 762 | 1:60,604 | 5,922 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Papua New Guinea | 86 | 1:94,811 | 12,690 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Nauru | 1 | 1:11,879 | 452 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Barako (2,591) may also be a first name.
Barako Demographics
Barako Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Barako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barako (Arabic: براكو, Hindi: बारको, Oriya: ବାରେକା, Russian: Барако) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barako? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 311,581st most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,032,737 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Barako are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 144,496th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 2,591 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 60,604. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Marsabit County, where 85 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Makueni County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.
Barako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Barako surname is primarily Christian (80%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Barako last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.
Barako earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barako in the Hindi language | ||
| बारको | barako | 83.33 |
| बरको | barako | 16.67 |
| Barako in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାରେକା | bareka | 50 |
| ବରେକା | bareka | 50 |
| Barako in the Russian language | ||
| Барако | barako | - |
| Barako in the Arabic language | ||
| براكو | brakw | - |
| بركو | brkw | - |
| بارخو | barkhw | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barako
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