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
Average Male Bark Height
175.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bark Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bark Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bark (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻙ, Hindi: बर्क, Marathi: बारक, Oriya: ବାରିକ, Russian: Барк) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Bärk. For other potential spellings of Bark click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bark? popularity and diffusion
Bark is the 61,280th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 888,075 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 common first name worldwide, borne by 482 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,018 people, or 1 in 179,613. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent reside, Illinois, where 12 percent reside and Maryland, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 84 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Sweden, where 12 percent reside.
Bark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bark has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bark Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bark last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Bark last name are 9.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.8% being registered with the 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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