Baraq Surname
Approximately 2,235 people bear this surname
Baraq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,810 | 1:42,421 | 4,886 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Pakistan | 114 | 1:1,567,052 | 16,715 |
| Afghanistan | 55 | 1:584,603 | 6,939 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Baraq (510) may also be a first name.
Baraq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baraq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Baraq (Arabic: بارق) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baraq? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 189,068th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,260,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Baraq reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Baraq is also the 374,596th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 510 people.
It is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 1,810 people, or 1 in 42,421. In Iran Baraq is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 11 percent live and Hamadan Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent live and Pakistan, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baraq Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baraq in the Arabic language | ||
| بارق | barq | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Baraq
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