Barkwell Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Barkwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3781:97,47510,598
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Israel691:124,02413,566
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Barkwell Last Name Facts

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

Barkwell is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Barkwell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkwell? popularity and diffusion

Barkwell is the 444,080th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,476,653 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Barkwell live; 85 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 97,475. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 55 percent are found, Manitoba, where 17 percent are found and Alberta, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Canada this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.

Barkwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barkwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Barkwell surname expanded 285 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barkwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Barkwell are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barkwell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.44% less than the national average, earning $35,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $49,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkwelle941/
Barkwill88300/
Bargwell886/
Bergwell7515/
Barguell751/
Barguel6712/
Barquel6710/
Barquiel63100/
Barguill634/
Bargbill631/
Barguil53439/
Borquel5344/
Barquil536/
Bourguel5028/
Bourquel502/
Borquiel502/
Berghuel501/
Borquill501/
Varguill501/

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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 Barkwell
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