Barkwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
South Africa

Barkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Barkwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barkwe is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Barkwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barkwe is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Barkwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Barkwe live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Excluding Brazil Barkwe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkw911/
Barkue8371/
Bargwe8317/
Barkwa834/
Berkwe831/
Barkway77424/
Barkwai771/
Barkwiz770/
Barcw731/
Barkwith7192/
Barkouee716/
Barkouhe711/
Bargweah711/
Bargue67944/
Barque67504/
Borkwa6710/
Bargwajje675/
Varkue672/
Bargbe671/
Bergwe671/
Barcue670/

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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 Barkwe
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