Barkiri Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Barkiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Barkiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barkiri is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barkiri is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Barkiri are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger Barkiri is most numerous in: Dosso Region, where 86 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 14 percent live. Excluding Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkiris931/
Barkire861,367/
Barkeri8614/
Barkiré864/
Berkiri864/
Barkira862/
Barciri862/
Barkirey8015/
Barchiri802/
Barkirre801/
Barquieri7520/
Berkire7154/
Berkuri719/
Barkery718/
Barkere717/
Barkera713/
Berkeri712/
Borkuri711/
Borkeri711/
Barcheri67292/
Barkered6714/
Beerkuri6714/
Barchire677/
Vharkeri675/
Barkhera671/
Barkerey671/
Barkerai671/
Berkirey671/
Borkirey671/
Barkereh671/
Barkeres671/

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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 Barkiri
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