Barkentin Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Barkentin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkentin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Sweden131:757,44356,422
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Denmark61:940,78647,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Barkentin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barkentin is most common in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkentin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Barkentin are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Barkentin is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hamburg, where 44 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 44 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany Barkentin is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Barkentin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barkentin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barkentin surname expanded 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barkentin Last Name Statistics demography

Barkentin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkentien9512/
Barkenthin951/
Berkentin891/
Berkentien8414/
Berkenthien8011/
Barkintienė801/
Varkentyn7865/
Vorkentyn675/
Varkyntyn674/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Barkentin
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