Barklay Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Barklay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barklay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia731:369,80430,692
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England61:9,286,343223,652
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Barklay (22) may also be a first name.

Barklay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barklay (Russian: Барклай) is found most in Australia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barklay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 33 percent of Barklay reside; 33 percent reside in Australasia and 33 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name on earth, held by 22 people.

This last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 369,804. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 81 percent reside, Queensland, where 8 percent reside and Northern Territory, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Australia this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Barklay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barklay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barklay last name increased 170 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barklay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Barklay last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Barklay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.26% more than the national average, earning R 399,840 per year; in United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.09% less than the national average, earning $34,239 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barcklay93125/
Barklaya935/
Barkclay934/
Barklaye930/
Barkla92495/
Barkly92111/
Barclay8648,960/
Barkley8622,608/
Barckly868/
Berklay866/
Borklay861/
Barklae861/
Barklas861/
Barclays80692/
Barckley80194/
Bearkley8020/
Barklley803/
Barrkley801/
Barclayy801/
Barclaye801/
Bearclay801/
Barkella801/
Barkilla801/
Barkleys801/
Baerkley800/
Barkle77421/
Barkli7749/
Barcla7720/
Barcly7711/
Berkla772/
Borkly770/
Barkhlouy759/
Barcklley751/
Berkley717,957/
Barcley71243/
Barklie7183/
Barklid7122/
Barclae7115/
Barkles715/
Varclay713/
Borkley713/
Varkley712/
Borclay712/
Barclai711/
Barkliz711/
Boorkly711/
Berklah711/
Berrkla711/
Barclat711/
Barkloe711/
Barckle710/
Barklee710/
Barklio710/
Barcloy710/
Barcella676,465/
Barclais67194/
Barcilla67138/
Berckley6743/
Barkleit6713/
Berkella675/
Barqilla675/
Barcelly673/
Borckley672/
Berkhlia671/
Barclaus671/
Barqulla671/
Barquley671/
Berclaye671/
Varclaye671/
Berkkley671/
Barclass671/

Barklay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barklay in the Russian language
Барклайbarklaj-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barklay
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