Barkay Surname
Approximately 1,852 people bear this surname
Barkay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1,516 | 1:5,645 | 850 |
| Liberia | 104 | 1:42,390 | 3,874 |
| Niger | 93 | 1:206,366 | 6,908 |
| Turkey | 76 | 1:1,023,966 | 46,041 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Bárkay (1) are calculated separately.
Barkay (68) may also be a first name.
Barkay Demographics
Barkay Political Affiliation
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Barkay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barkay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barkay (Marathi: बार, Russian: Баркай) occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Bárkay. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barkay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 220,534th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,934,960 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Barkay are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Barkay is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 68 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Israel, where it is carried by 1,516 people, or 1 in 5,645. In Israel Barkay is mostly found in: Central District, where 27 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent reside and Northern District, where 18 percent reside. Besides Israel Barkay is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 6 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.
Barkay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Barkay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barkay last name rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Barkay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Barkay surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.
Barkay earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.51% less than the national average, earning $38,183 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barkay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barkay in the Marathi language | ||
| बार | bara | - |
| Barkay in the Russian language | ||
| Баркай | barkaj | - |
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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 Barkay
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