Barkes Surname

375,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Barkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4921:736,70557,727
England3581:155,63714,724
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Barkes (24) may also be a first name.

Barkes Last Name Facts

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

Barkes (Russian: Баркес) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Barkes.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 375,258th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,638,937 people. The surname Barkes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Barkes live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Barkes is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held forename in the world, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 492 people, or 1 in 736,705. In The United States Barkes is mostly concentrated in: Indiana, where 29 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Barkes is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Barkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barkes surname increased 523 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 385 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barkes surname are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barkes earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.71% less than the national average, earning R 205,056 per year; in United States they earn 2.55% less than the national average, earning $42,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $53,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkess92292/
Barkies925/
Barkesh922/
Barkkees861/
Barkeesh861/
Berkes834,537/
Borkes83431/
Barkis83198/
Barces8393/
Barkez833/
Berckes7796/
Barques7776/
Berkesh7741/
Borkesz7733/
Barkiss7724/
Borkhes7712/
Borkets777/
Barkuis777/
Barkish776/
Barkech775/
Berkhes773/
Bourkes773/
Barches773/
Berkesz772/
Barkist771/
Barkkis771/
Bearces771/
Boorkes771/
Barceas771/
Barkiez771/
Berkies771/
Barcees770/
Berkees770/
Buirkes770/
Barckis770/
Bairces770/
Barkice770/
Barrces770/
Barcess770/
Barkhuis71187/
Barquest7191/
Berkesch7155/
Beerkesh7121/
Barquets7120/
Barkecht711/
Barrkios711/
Barquese711/
Berckess711/
Barcheis710/
Borces671,220/
Berkis67680/
Berkeš67435/
Barkiş67272/
Berkez6750/
Barqis6728/
Barcis6726/
Borkesová6716/
Borkys6713/
Baharkish677/
Barkiz675/
Borkesova675/
Borkis675/
Barcés672/
Borkés672/
Barcez672/
Berkés671/
Berkeś671/
Barkisova671/
Vorkes671/
Varqes671/
Berkès671/
Barkquist670/
Bargquest670/

Barkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barkes in the Russian language
Баркесbarkes-

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Barkes 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 Barkes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis