Barkess Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Barkess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:238,11119,599
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Barkess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barkess is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkess? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 910,497th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Barkess live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 238,111. In England Barkess is primarily found in: Durham, where 38 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England Barkess is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 percent reside.

Barkess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barkess has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Barkess surname grew 279 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkes92954/
Barkiss8624/
Barkies865/
Barkesh862/
Barcess860/
Barke8310,417/
Barkeesh801/
Barkkees801/
Berckess801/
Berkes774,537/
Barkey772,365/
Barcke77581/
Bahrke77579/
Borkes77431/
Barkie77324/
Barkis77198/
Barkei77161/
Barces7793/
Barkeh7757/
Barkee7741/
Bharke7735/
Barkhe7713/
Barkez773/
Varkes772/
Barkke772/
Barkea772/
Batrke771/
Barkje771/
Barrke771/
Warkes770/
Baurke770/
Baarke770/
Barkheh71338/
Berckes7196/
Barques7176/
Berkesh7141/
Borkesz7133/
Baarcke7121/
Barkerh7120/
Barcker7117/
Barkhee7115/
Barkeit7114/
Borkhes7112/
Barcket718/
Barkuis717/
Borkets717/
Barkish716/
Bearkie715/
Barkech715/
Barkeer714/
Barkerr713/
Bourkes713/
Barches713/
Berkhes713/
Berkesz712/
Bearces711/
Baurkee711/
Barkeed711/
Barkker711/
Barkkis711/
Barrker711/
Basrkey711/
Baarker711/
Bahrkey711/
Varkees711/
Barkist711/
Barkeeh711/
Barkeah711/
Barkeih711/
Barkiez711/
Boorkes711/
Borcess711/
Baharke711/
Barrket711/
Barceas711/
Barkeij711/
Varkesh711/
Berkies711/
Barrces710/
Barkice710/
Barckis710/
Buirkes710/
Berkees710/
Barhker710/
Barcees710/
Basrker710/
Bahrcke710/
Bairces710/
Vorkess710/
Barka6777,924/
Barki6725,315/
Barce673,039/
Borke671,033/
Barky67605/
Barkhuis67187/
Barquest6791/
Berkesch6755/
Barckett6738/
Barkahei6728/
Barké6727/
Beerkesh6721/
Barquets6720/
Barqe6719/
Barkehed676/
Barkåker674/
Bharkher673/
Borchess671/
Barkhead671/
Warkhies671/
Baharkee671/
Baharkey671/
Barquese671/
Barrkios671/
Barkecht671/
Berkhiss671/
Baurkett670/
Voorkess670/
Varchess670/
Barcheis670/

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Barkess 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 Barkess
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