Barkhuizen Surname

128,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Barkhuizen Surname Definition:

Place name in north Germany.

Barkhuizen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,3401:16,2212,047
England501:1,114,36153,243
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Australia271:999,84158,390
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Barkhuizen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in north Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Barkhuizen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barkhuizen is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkhuizen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 128,555th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,067,389 people. Barkhuizen occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Barkhuizen live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 3,340 people, or 1 in 16,221. In South Africa Barkhuizen is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 34 percent live, Western Cape, where 17 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent live. Other than South Africa Barkhuizen is found in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Barkhuizen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barkhuizen last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Barkhuizen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 65.99% more than the national average, earning R 394,464 per year and in United States they earn 53.76% more than the national average, earning $66,344 USD per year.

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