Barakzai Surname

105,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Barakzai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barakzai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3,3421:9,621695
Iran6901:111,27910,626
Pakistan1371:1,303,97015,071
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Canada541:682,32655,162
England411:1,358,97760,528
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Barakzai (2,395) may also be a first name.

Barakzai Last Name Facts

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

Barakzai occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barakzai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barakzai is the 105,732nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,646,531 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Barakzai live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Barakzai is also the 151,676th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 2,395 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 3,342 people, or 1 in 9,621. In Afghanistan Barakzai is primarily concentrated in: Herat, where 29 percent reside, Kabul, where 18 percent reside and Kandahar, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan Barakzai is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 16 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Barakzai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Barakzai are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barakzai earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $38,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.12% less than the national average, earning $43,167 CAD per year.

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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 Barakzai
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