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 last name Barkess is most common in England. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkess? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 910,497th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Barkess live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 238,111. In England Barkess is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 38 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent live and New Zealand, where 5 percent live.

Barkess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barkess has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 279 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 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
  • 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