Barkan Surname

109,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Barkan Surname User-submission:

Simplified form of "Bar Kohen", meaning 'son of a Kohen' (priests of the israelites tribes).

Barkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2091:299,80127,664
Israel1,2021:7,1191,097
Turkey3671:212,04715,343
Russia2801:514,72547,135
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Iran2021:380,11224,789
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Ukraine1291:352,88943,718
Belarus461:206,54526,052
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
France361:1,845,076161,051
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Algeria171:2,272,44444,120
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
India121:63,922,115578,870
England121:4,643,172139,951
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Bárkán (15) are calculated separately.

Barkan (237) may also be a first name.

Barkan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Simplified form of "Bar Kohen", meaning 'son of a Kohen' (priests of the israelites tribes).

- ambarkan

Barkan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barkan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Barkan (Arabic: باركان, Georgian: ბარკან, Hindi: बरकन, Marathi: बरकन, Russian: Баркан) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Bárkán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Barkan is the 109,947th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,722,417 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Barkan are found; 36 percent are found in West Asia and 28 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Barkan is also the 581,650th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 237 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,209 people, or 1 in 299,801. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 23 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 28 percent live and Turkey, where 9 percent live.

Barkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barkan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 10,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Barkan surname are 39.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barkan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning $51,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $51,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Barkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barkan in the Georgian language
ბარკანbarkan-
Barkan in the Marathi language
बरकनbarakana94.59
बारकनbarakana5.41
Barkan in the Hindi language
बरकनbarakana80
बर्कनbarkana20
Barkan in the Russian language
Барканbarkan-
Barkan in the Arabic language
باركانbarkan-

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