Barkly Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Barkly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:190,22216,737

Barkly (49) may also be a first name.

Barkly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barkly is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Barkly are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Barkly is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 49 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,177,776. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 46 percent reside, North West, where 43 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Barkly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barkly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Barkly last name decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barkly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Barkly surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

The amount Barkly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 221.62% more than the national average, earning R 764,292 per year and in United States they earn 62.16% more than the national average, earning $69,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkley9222,608/
Barklay92222/
Barckly928/
Barckley86194/
Barcklay86125/
Bearkley8620/
Barklaya865/
Barkclay864/
Barklley863/
Barrkley861/
Barkleys861/
Barkla83495/
Barkle83421/
Barkli8349/
Barcly8311/
Borkly830/
Barkhlouy809/
Barcklley801/
Barclay7748,960/
Barcley77243/
Barklie7783/
Barklid7722/
Barkles775/
Borkley773/
Varkley772/
Borklay771/
Barkliz771/
Boorkly771/
Barckle770/
Barklee770/
Barklio770/
Barcloy770/
Barclays71692/
Barkleit7113/
Barcelly713/
Borckley712/
Barkilla711/
Barkella711/
Barquley711/
Bearclay711/
Barcla6720/
Varkle675/
Borkle672/
Barcli671/
Barcle671/

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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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  • 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 Barkly
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