Barkow Surname

248,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Barkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9341:86,19410,891
United States5811:623,85450,382
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Sweden151:656,45048,545
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Barków (1) are calculated separately.

Barkow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barkow has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as: Barków. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barkow is the 248,973rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,568,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Barkow live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 934 people, or 1 in 86,194. In Germany Barkow is most prevalent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 24 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Barkow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barkow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barkow last name expanded 1,019 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barkow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barkow surname are 37.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.04% being registered with the party.

Barkow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $42,859 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barków941/
Barckow9235/
Bearkow922/
Barkowa921/
Barkhow920/
Barkov8310,487/
Berkow83507/
Borkow8381/
Barkof8316/
Barkaw831/
Barcow830/
Barkova7711,512/
Barkoff77312/
Barkhof77205/
Barkovs77128/
Barkhov7726/
Borkowa7710/
Borkowf778/
Batrkov771/
Baarkov771/
Barkawe771/
Barckof770/
Barkhoff71500/
Barkhova7113/
Barckhof712/
Bayrekov711/
Barkhoev711/
Barckova711/
Baarkova711/
Barkhoof710/
Borkhowf710/
Borkov671,266/
Berkov671,088/
Varkov67846/
Bercow67221/
Berkaw6796/
Barckhoff6784/
Berkof6725/
Barcov6712/
Borków676/
Borkaw675/
Borcow672/
Borkof672/
Barcob671/
Barkkhoff671/
Barcaw670/
Varcow670/

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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 Barkow
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