Barking Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Barking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Barking (85) may also be a first name.

Barking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barking has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Barking click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barking? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,504,764th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Barking are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Barking is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 85 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 1,102,815. In Germany Barking is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany Barking is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Barking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barking has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Barking surname grew 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barking last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barking earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 50.81% more than the national average, earning 521,928 kr per year and in United States they earn 83.96% more than the national average, earning $79,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bearking9315/
Barkings930/
Berking86432/
Borking8671/
Barcing861/
Varking861/
Barching8010/
Borrking801/
Bourking801/
Bearching750/
Borkink7135/
Berkinc7120/
Borckink6731/
Vorkink57173/

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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 Barking
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