Barkham Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Barkham Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Barkham = the Birch-Land. [Old Englishbeorc (= Old Norse biörk), birch-tree + ham(m, a piece of land]

Barkham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3981:139,99513,620
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:122,48911,611
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Barkham (16) may also be a first name.

Barkham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Barkham = the Birch-Land. [Old Englishbeorc (= Old Norse biörk), birch-tree + ham(m, a piece of land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Barkham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barkham (Russian: Бархам) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 544,808th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Barkham are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles. Barkham is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 398 people, or 1 in 139,995. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England Barkham is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Barkham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barkham has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Barkham last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 265 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barkham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barkham last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barkham earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 32.36% more than the national average, earning $57,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.75% more than the national average, earning $66,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkaham934/
Barham9227,306/
Barkam921,587/
Baharkham881/
Barhame865,838/
Barcham86545/
Bearham86224/
Borkham8653/
Bharkam8641/
Berkham8616/
Barhaim8612/
Barkkam865/
Barkame863/
Barhaam862/
Barkaam861/
Baarham861/
Barhaum861/
Baurkam861/
Barkahm861/
Barhamt861/
Barrham860/
Bahrham860/
Bourkham8018/
Barchaim809/
Barkheim808/
Berkaham803/
Barkhoum802/
Bharhame802/
Baarhame801/
Bhatrkam801/
Barhaame801/
Bearcham800/
Borham779,863/
Borkam77618/
Barhom77513/
Barjam77316/
Varham77128/
Berkam77105/
Barkom776/
Barcam772/
Barqam771/
Barchaaim751/
Barhoum7117,320/
Bourham71894/
Barhoom71376/
Barkeim7158/
Berkkam7145/
Borkamm7125/
Barheim7123/
Beirham7119/
Barkoum7118/
Barhome719/
Borcham717/
Barkhomova712/
Borkhom712/
Beerkam711/
Barchamova711/
Borkame711/
Barkcom711/
Borhamm711/
Borhame711/
Berkheim6744/
Borkheim6723/
Barhoume6714/
Bourhaim679/
Barhoome675/
Barchome670/
Berkhoum670/
Berkquam670/

Barkham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barkham in the Russian language
Бархамbarham-

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