Barklam Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Barklam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barklam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:671,30238,633
Wales291:106,7088,358
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603

Barklam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barklam is found most in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Barklam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barklam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname Barklam is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Barklam are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 671,302. In England Barklam is most common in: West Midlands, where 45 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 23 percent live and Lancashire, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Barklam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barklam has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barklan862/
Barklayn801/
Barklean800/
Bearkland7516/
Barklon7119/
Barclan711/
Borkland6771/
Borklian674/
Warkleim670/
Barcclan670/
Beurklian6336/
Bourkland6334/
Barcellan6316/
Bourklian632/
Bourklang632/
Beurklyan632/
Borgklyan631/
Borklein530/
Barcellon505/
Barcillon502/

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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 Barklam
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