Bark Surname

61,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0181:179,61317,962
Germany1,3841:58,1697,511
Sweden9531:10,332912
England7851:70,9788,143
Turkey5331:146,00611,619
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Netherlands3921:43,0807,311
Brazil1641:1,305,33144,621
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Scotland1321:40,5593,794
Poland1141:333,41038,248
Russia1011:1,426,96199,135
Pakistan971:1,841,69018,345
India811:9,469,943186,993
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Australia721:374,94030,993
Czechia621:171,50825,743
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Norway301:171,41020,526
South Korea291:1,766,905426
Finland231:238,98719,121
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
France191:3,495,933219,029
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4211:57,8996,817
Scotland371:101,1685,037
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4611:108,93410,878

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.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bärk9218/
Barke8910,417/
Barck891,437/
Bahrk89715/
Baark8976/
Barkh8939/
Bhark8912/
Barkå898/
Bairk894/
Beark894/
Åbark893/
Baerk892/
Baurk891/
Barkė891/
Bar'k891/
Barcke80581/
Bahrke80579/
Baarck80171/
Bharke8035/
Barkås8027/
Barkhe8013/
Barrck805/
Barkke802/
Bairek802/
Barkks801/
Bahrkt801/
Batrke801/
Barrke801/
Baurke800/
Barrks800/
Baarke800/
Baurks800/
Bearks800/
Berk7529,234/
Burk7527,316/
Bork7517,628/
Barg755,369/
Barq751,505/
Barc751,099/
Börk75431/
Barx752/
Barkova7311,512/
Barková73353/
Baarcke7321/
Baharke731/
Barkowa731/
Bahrcke730/
Borck673,424/
Burck671,792/
Bargh671,498/
Baerg671,455/
Berck671,052/
Borke671,033/
Bergk67735/
Bourk67468/
Barcq67281/
Bairg67234/
Berkh67229/
Bearg67140/
Boork67100/
Bayırcık6782/
Bárek6780/
Bharg6757/
Borks6756/
Borkh6750/
Böhrk6743/
Behrk6742/
Börck6735/
Bargz6726/
Barqe6719/
Bohrk6716/
Bargs6715/
Barkhova6713/
Burkø678/
Barqu677/
Borkø676/
Barkehed676/
Baurg672/
Bargg672/
Veark672/
Barrg672/
Berkő672/
Barrc672/
Buirk671/
Beirk671/
Barcc671/
Barckova671/
Baarkova671/
Vaark671/
Beurk671/
Berrk671/
Burkė671/
Barzg671/
Barcp671/
Bharq671/
Basrg671/
Varck670/
Boerk670/
Bgork670/
Borgk670/
Baurx670/

Bark Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bark in the Marathi language
बारकbaraka-
Bark in the Oriya language
ବାରିକbarika75
ବାକର୍bakar25
Bark in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﻙbrk69.23
ﺑﺎﺭﻙbark7.69
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﻪalbrkh7.69
ﻳﺮﻙyrk7.69
ﺑﺮﻛﻪbrkh7.69
Bark in the Hindi language
बर्कbarka52.38
बार्कbarka23.81
बारकbaraka19.05
ूुबारकuubaraka4.76
Bark in the Russian language
Баркbark-

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