Barkestad Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Barkestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
England11:55,718,059489,080

Barkestad Last Name Facts

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

Barkestad is found most frequently in Sweden. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkestad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Barkestad is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Barkestad reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Barkestad is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden Barkestad is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 92 percent are found and Blekinge County, where 8 percent are found. Barring Sweden Barkestad exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berkestad895/
Barkieta821/
Barceta75307/
Barkita753/
Barqueta71110/
Barcheta7183/
Varketta7129/
Borkieta712/
Barcetta711/
Borketas711/
Barketou711/
Barketey711/
Barchetta671,053/
Barquetta6741/
Barcita63424/
Barceto631/
Barcchetta631/
Borketey592,789/
Barquita59102/
Barchita5950/
Borqueta5925/
Borcetta593/
Barchitta56318/
Borchetta56218/
Barchetto5652/
Borquetta565/
Barkitoch563/
Borkettey561/
Borceto5023/

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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
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  • 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 Barkestad
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