Barkao Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Barkao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Barkao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barkao occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barkao is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Barkao reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

Barkao is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Barkao is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 33 percent are found, East Region, where 33 percent are found and Far North Region, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkaou921/
Barkauoi861/
Barkahou861/
Barcao836/
Barkoa831/
Bourkao7712/
Barkoua774/
Warkaos772/
Borkaeo771/
Berkaou771/
Barkaiya711/
Barkeiyo711/
Bharkhoa711/
Varkoa6714/
Borcao6711/
Varcao673/
Bharkaiya671/
Barcoa671/
Borkoah6212/
Berkoua622/
Barcaua621/
Barqoua621/
Bourkoua574/
Bourkouaa531/
Vorcao503/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barkao
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