Barkwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Barkwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Barkwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barkwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barkwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Barkwa? popularity and diffusion
Barkwa is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Barkwa are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 50 percent are found and Rivers, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkway | 92 | 424 | / |
| Barkwah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Barkhwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Barkwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Borkwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Barkwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Barkwo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Berkwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhargwa | 77 | 38 | / |
| Barghwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Barkwot | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bourkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Barkuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beirkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Barkwiz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Borkway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Barkwith | 71 | 92 | / |
| Barkwood | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bherkwau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bargweah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borckway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barkue | 67 | 71 | / |
| Bargwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bargwajje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Workwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barrenkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bargua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bargba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bargva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkwoods | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Barkwa
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