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Where Does The Last Name Barkas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Barkas (Hindi: बरकस, Russian: Баркас) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Barkas is the 198,841^st most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,466,958 people. The last name Barkas is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Barkas live; 60 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 920,134^th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 105 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 1,255 people, or 1 in 8,829. In Greece Barkas is most frequent in: Attica, where 30 percent live, Epirus, where 29 percent live and Peloponnese, where 10 percent live. Aside from Greece this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Barkas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Barkas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barkas last name grew 1,979 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barkas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Barkas surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Barkas last name are 5.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.44% registered with the party.

The amount Barkas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.39% more than the national average, earning R 442,932 per year; in United States they earn 19.78% more than the national average, earning $51,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.88% less than the national average, earning $39,310 CAD per year.