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

The surname Barkes (Russian: Баркес) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Barkes is the 375,258th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,638,937 people. The surname Barkes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Barkes are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 24 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 492 people, or 1 in 736,705. In The United States it is primarily found in: Indiana, where 29 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barkes surname grew 523 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 385 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barkes last name are 14.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.29% being registered with 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