Bark Surname
Approximately 8,206 people bear this surname
Bark Surname Definition:
(English) variant of Berk(e, q.v. (French) belonging to a Bark or Barge; Waterman. [French barque, perh. of Celtic orig.]
Bark Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,018 | 1:179,613 | 17,962 |
| Germany | 1,384 | 1:58,169 | 7,511 |
| Sweden | 953 | 1:10,332 | 912 |
| England | 785 | 1:70,978 | 8,143 |
| Turkey | 533 | 1:146,006 | 11,619 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Netherlands | 392 | 1:43,080 | 7,311 |
| Brazil | 164 | 1:1,305,331 | 44,621 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Scotland | 132 | 1:40,559 | 3,794 |
| Poland | 114 | 1:333,410 | 38,248 |
| Russia | 101 | 1:1,426,961 | 99,135 |
| Pakistan | 97 | 1:1,841,690 | 18,345 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Argentina | 76 | 1:562,413 | 40,543 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| Czechia | 62 | 1:171,508 | 25,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| Norway | 30 | 1:171,410 | 20,526 |
| South Korea | 29 | 1:1,766,905 | 426 |
| Finland | 23 | 1:238,987 | 19,121 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Northern Cyprus | 10 | 1:31,901 | 6,529 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 421 | 1:57,899 | 6,817 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:101,168 | 5,037 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 461 | 1:108,934 | 10,878 |
The alternate forms: Bärk (18) are calculated separately.
Bark (482) may also be a first name.
Bark Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) variant of Berk(e, q.v. (French) belonging to a Bark or Barge; Waterman. [French barque, perh. of Celtic orig.]
Bark Demographics
Bark Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Bark Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bark Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bark (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻙ, Hindi: बर्क, Marathi: बारक, Oriya: ବାରିକ, Russian: Барк) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bärk. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bark? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 61,280th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 888,075 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Bark are found; 27 percent are found in North America and 26 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bark is also the 387,276th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 482 people.
Bark is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,018 people, or 1 in 179,613. In The United States Bark is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent are found, Illinois, where 12 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 84 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 12 percent are found.
Bark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bark has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bark Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Bark last name are 9.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.8% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bark earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning 391,485 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning R 230,748 per year; in United States they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $47,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $54,072 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bärk | 92 | 18 | / |
| Barke | 89 | 10,417 | / |
| Barck | 89 | 1,437 | / |
| Bahrk | 89 | 715 | / |
| Baark | 89 | 76 | / |
| Barkh | 89 | 39 | / |
| Bhark | 89 | 12 | / |
| Barkå | 89 | 8 | / |
| Bairk | 89 | 4 | / |
| Beark | 89 | 4 | / |
| Åbark | 89 | 3 | / |
| Baerk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Baurk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Barkė | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bar'k | 89 | 1 | / |
| Barcke | 80 | 581 | / |
| Bahrke | 80 | 579 | / |
| Baarck | 80 | 171 | / |
| Bharke | 80 | 35 | / |
| Barkås | 80 | 27 | / |
| Barkhe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Barrck | 80 | 5 | / |
| Barkke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bairek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Barkks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bahrkt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Batrke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barrke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baurke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Barrks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Baarke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Baurks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bearks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Berk | 75 | 29,234 | / |
| Burk | 75 | 27,316 | / |
| Bork | 75 | 17,628 | / |
| Barg | 75 | 5,369 | / |
| Barq | 75 | 1,505 | / |
| Barc | 75 | 1,099 | / |
| Börk | 75 | 431 | / |
| Barx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Barkova | 73 | 11,512 | / |
| Barková | 73 | 353 | / |
| Baarcke | 73 | 21 | / |
| Baharke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Barkowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahrcke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Borck | 67 | 3,424 | / |
| Burck | 67 | 1,792 | / |
| Bargh | 67 | 1,498 | / |
| Baerg | 67 | 1,455 | / |
| Berck | 67 | 1,052 | / |
| Borke | 67 | 1,033 | / |
| Bergk | 67 | 735 | / |
| Bourk | 67 | 468 | / |
| Barcq | 67 | 281 | / |
| Bairg | 67 | 234 | / |
| Berkh | 67 | 229 | / |
| Bearg | 67 | 140 | / |
| Boork | 67 | 100 | / |
| Bayırcık | 67 | 82 | / |
| Bárek | 67 | 80 | / |
| Bharg | 67 | 57 | / |
| Borks | 67 | 56 | / |
| Borkh | 67 | 50 | / |
| Böhrk | 67 | 43 | / |
| Behrk | 67 | 42 | / |
| Börck | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bargz | 67 | 26 | / |
| Barqe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bohrk | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bargs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Barkhova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Burkø | 67 | 8 | / |
| Barqu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Borkø | 67 | 6 | / |
| Barkehed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baurg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bargg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veark | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barrg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Berkő | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barrc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barcc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barckova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baarkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beurk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burkė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barzg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barcp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bharq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basrg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boerk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bgork | 67 | 0 | / |
| Borgk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baurx | 67 | 0 | / |
Bark Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bark in the Marathi language | ||
| बारक | baraka | - |
| Bark in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାରିକ | barika | 75 |
| ବାକର୍ | bakar | 25 |
| Bark in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻙ | brk | 69.23 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﻙ | bark | 7.69 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﻪ | albrkh | 7.69 |
| ﻳﺮﻙ | yrk | 7.69 |
| ﺑﺮﻛﻪ | brkh | 7.69 |
| Bark in the Hindi language | ||
| बर्क | barka | 52.38 |
| बार्क | barka | 23.81 |
| बारक | baraka | 19.05 |
| ूुबारक | uubaraka | 4.76 |
| Bark in the Russian language | ||
| Барк | bark | - |
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