Barkish Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Barkish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Barkish (18) may also be a first name.

Barkish Last Name Facts

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

Barkish is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkish? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Barkish reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Barkish is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 18 people.

The surname Barkish is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Barkish is most prevalent in: Turkana County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 17 percent live and Malaysia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkis92198/
Baharkish887/
Barkich86149/
Barkiss8624/
Berkish8612/
Barkuis867/
Barkies865/
Barkesh862/
Barkkis861/
Barkist861/
Barckis860/
Barkhuis80187/
Barrkios801/
Barkeesh801/
Barkes77954/
Berkis77680/
Barkiş77272/
Barkic7731/
Barqis7728/
Barcis7726/
Barkiz775/
Borkis775/
Barkisova751/
Barkquist750/
Barkess71292/
Berkhis71170/
Berkesh7141/
Barquis7140/
Barchis7135/
Barcisz718/
Barcuis715/
Barkech715/
Berkais711/
Barkeij711/
Barkiez711/
Bourkis711/
Berkies711/
Barrcis710/
Barkice710/
Bourkhis67369/
Barquist67315/
Borkhuis67155/
Berkesch6755/
Beerkesh6721/
Bourgkis674/
Berkhais672/
Berkhiss671/
Barkecht671/
Barkkees671/
Bourkais671/
Barcheis670/

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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 Barkish
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