Barka Surname
Approximately 77,924 people bear this surname
Barka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 28,018 | 1:485 | 50 |
| Algeria | 11,745 | 1:3,289 | 457 |
| Libya | 10,218 | 1:611 | 123 |
| Mauritania | 5,810 | 1:705 | 92 |
| Morocco | 5,453 | 1:6,322 | 767 |
| Cameroon | 4,418 | 1:4,701 | 568 |
| Niger | 3,435 | 1:5,587 | 495 |
| Nigeria | 2,366 | 1:74,870 | 5,362 |
| Benin | 1,179 | 1:8,766 | 1,211 |
| Greece | 824 | 1:13,446 | 1,812 |
| Mali | 710 | 1:23,900 | 839 |
| Turkey | 683 | 1:113,941 | 9,616 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| France | 506 | 1:131,270 | 20,058 |
| India | 373 | 1:2,056,476 | 69,972 |
| Hungary | 279 | 1:35,184 | 3,837 |
| Norway | 244 | 1:21,075 | 2,717 |
| United States | 217 | 1:1,670,318 | 111,195 |
| Slovakia | 153 | 1:34,879 | 6,337 |
| Albania | 104 | 1:28,020 | 4,457 |
| Spain | 88 | 1:531,273 | 26,094 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Tunisia | 62 | 1:9,849 | 1,643 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Bárka (29) are calculated separately.
Barka (28,820) may also be a first name.
Barka Demographics
Barka Political Affiliation
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Barka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barka (Arabic: بركا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﻪ, Hindi: बरका, Marathi: बारका, Oriya: ବକର୍ା, Russian: Барка) occurs most in Chad. It may occur as: Bárka. For other possible spellings of Barka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,280th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 93,521 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Barka live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 28,772nd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 28,820 people.
The surname Barka is most frequently occurring in Chad, where it is carried by 28,018 people, or 1 in 485. Excluding Chad this surname exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 15 percent reside and Libya, where 13 percent reside.
Barka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Barka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barka last name expanded 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Barka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Barka last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Barka are 9.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Barka earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning 396,714 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.16% less than the national average, earning $38,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.85% less than the national average, earning $42,307 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barka in the Marathi language | ||
| बारका | baraka | 95.41 |
| बरका | baraka | 3.67 |
| बक | baka | 0.11 |
| बार | bara | 0.11 |
| बाक | baka | 0.11 |
| बारकू | baraku | 0.11 |
| Barka in the Hindi language | ||
| बरका | baraka | 64.06 |
| बर्का | barka | 17.19 |
| बडका | badaka | 6.25 |
| बरखा | barakha | 4.69 |
| बारका | baraka | 4.69 |
| बड़का | baraka | 1.56 |
| Barka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻛﻪ | brkh | 58.01 |
| ﺑﺮﻙ | brk | 22.66 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﻪ | albrkh | 11.74 |
| ﺑﺮﻛﺔ | brkt | 3.68 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﻛﻪ | barkh | 0.3 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﻙ | bark | 0.12 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﻛﻪ | abrkh | 0.12 |
| ﺑﺮﻛﺎ | brka | 0.12 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﻛﺎ | barka | 0.06 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﻛﺔ | barkt | 0.06 |
| ﻳﺮﻛﻪ | yrkh | 0.06 |
| Barka in the Oriya language | ||
| ବକର୍ା | bakara | 41.67 |
| ବାରି୍କ | barika | 25 |
| ବକ | baka | 16.67 |
| ବକର୍ | bakar | 8.33 |
| ମୁବକର୍ | mubakar | 8.33 |
| Barka in the Russian language | ||
| Барка | barka | - |
| Barka in the Arabic language | ||
| بركا | brka | - |
| باركا | barka | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barka
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