Barkur Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Barkur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1171:6,556,114148,695
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Barkur (19) may also be a first name.

Barkur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barkur (Marathi: बारकुर, Oriya: ବକୁର୍ର) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barkur is the 1,214,709th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Barkur are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 19 people.

The last name Barkur is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 6,556,114. In India Barkur is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 40 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 38 percent are found and Telangana, where 4 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 30 percent are found and Qatar, where 5 percent are found.

Barkur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barkur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Barkur surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkurt9260/
Barkhour867/
Barkhurt863/
Barkor83157/
Berkur838/
Barkhusrt801/
Borkurt7756/
Beerkur7721/
Barkhor778/
Barquor775/
Borkure772/
Barcour772/
Borkour771/
Barcure771/
Barcourt7125/
Borkor671,041/
Bercur672/
Barcor672/
Bercour621/
Borcourt570/
Borcor501/

Barkur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barkur in the Oriya language
ବକୁର୍ରbakurra-
Barkur in the Marathi language
बारकुरbarakura82.35
बकुर्रbakurra11.76
बारुकूरbarukura5.88

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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
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  • 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 Barkur
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