Barkneh Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Barkneh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkneh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Barkneh (25) may also be a first name.

Barkneh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barkneh is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkneh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Barkneh reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Barkneh is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Not including Ethiopia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkne9219/
Barknecht8835/
Barcneh8611/
Berkneh861/
Barknes860/
Barkney860/
Barkness801/
Barckner800/
Barkni779/
Barcne772/
Berkne771/
Barkna771/
Borkner71102/
Börkner7118/
Borknes7115/
Barkhni711/
Bourgknech711/
Barknay710/
Bourgknecht6730/
Bourkney6717/
Barkınay6715/
Berkenne671/
Borckner670/
Berkni6210/
Varkni621/
Borkni620/
Barquni571/
Bourkna571/
Bourknuy531/

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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 Barkneh
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