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 surname Baraq (Arabic: بارق) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Baraq? popularity and diffusion
The last name Baraq is the 189,068th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,260,647 people. The last name Baraq occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Baraq live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 374,596th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 510 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 1,810 people, or 1 in 42,421. In Iran Baraq is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 11 percent are found and Hamadan Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Iran this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and Pakistan, where 5 percent are found.
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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