Barkers Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Barkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England81:6,964,757184,742
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Barkers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barkers (Russian: Баркерс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Barkers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Barkers live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States Barkers is most numerous in: Georgia, where 18 percent reside, Virginia, where 13 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Barkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barkers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barkers last name rose 686 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barkers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barkers last name are 16.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Barkers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.49% less than the national average, earning R 34,488 per year and in United States they earn 30.1% less than the national average, earning $30,163 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkiers930/
Barkerst930/
Barkherst880/
Barkherrs880/
Berkers862,182/
Borkers8612/
Börkers861/
Barchers80145/
Berckers801/
Borckers800/
Barcheers75129/
Bharkarsh751/
Berkors7127/
Barcars710/
Borchers6715,343/
Börchers67295/
Voorkers670/
Boorchers630/
Barquirst630/

Barkers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barkers in the Russian language
Баркерсbarkers-

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Barkers Reference & Research

Barker DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Barker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Barkers
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