Barkwang Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Barkwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1301:355,23020,851

Barkwang (56) may also be a first name.

Barkwang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barkwang occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkwang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,573,888th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Barkwang occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Barkwang reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Barkwang is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 56 people.

Barkwang is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Baringo County, where 97 percent reside, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent reside.

Barkwang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Barkwang
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