Barkessa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Barkessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Barkessa (1,045) may also be a first name.
Barkessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barkessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barkessa is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Barkessa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Barkessa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Barkessa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Barkessa is also the 247,794th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 1,045 people.
It is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Other than Ethiopia Barkessa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkessa | 88 | 1,296 | / |
| Barkissa | 88 | 45 | / |
| Barkesia | 88 | 9 | / |
| Barkesseh | 82 | 9 | / |
| Barcesa | 80 | 91 | / |
| Berkesa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Barkisa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Barkasau | 75 | 57 | / |
| Berkissa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Berkassa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Barkisau | 75 | 4 | / |
| Barcassa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Barkysha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barkeseu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barkisso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barkasea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bharkeshish | 74 | 1 | / |
| Berkhissa | 71 | 166 | / |
| Barkissou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Barchessi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Berkhyssa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barkhezai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barqueses | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barcasa | 67 | 78 | / |
| Berkasa | 67 | 59 | / |
| Barcosa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Barquissau | 67 | 39 | / |
| Barcesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barcisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkoso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkisy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkice | 67 | 0 | / |
| Barkheiser | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Barkessa
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