Barq Surname

260,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Barq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon5191:10,8611,601
France2251:295,21245,187
Syria2131:90,6153,275
Palestine1901:23,9413,536
Pakistan1261:1,417,80915,797
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Oman211:175,6183,524
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
India101:76,706,538639,611
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
England51:11,143,612252,590
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Barq (486) may also be a first name.

Barq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barq (Arabic: برق, Hindi: बर्क) occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barq? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 260,888th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,842,223 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Barq are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 385,570th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 486 people.

The last name is most common in Lebanon, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 10,861. In Lebanon Barq is mostly found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 73 percent are found, South Governorate, where 8 percent are found and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Lebanon this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in France, where 15 percent are found and Syria, where 14 percent are found.

Barq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Shiite (86%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Barq surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Barq earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.67% less than the national average, earning $37,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barcq89281/
Barqe8919/
Barqu897/
Bharq891/
Barque80504/
Baharq806/
Barquq805/
Bark758,206/
Barg755,369/
Barc751,099/
Burq75139/
Warq7525/
Berq7512/
Borq759/
Varq755/
Barx752/
Uarq751/
Barcque733/
Baurque733/
Barrque731/
Barke6710,417/
Bargh671,498/
Baerg671,455/
Barck671,437/
Bahrk67715/
Bairg67234/
Bearg67140/
Bercq67120/
Baark6776/
Bharg6757/
Barkh6739/
Beurq6737/
Bargz6726/
Warcq6716/
Bargs6715/
Bhark6712/
Barkå678/
Bourq675/
Bairk674/
Beark674/
Warqe673/
Åbark673/
Barrg672/
Baurg672/
Bargg672/
Baerk672/
Barrc672/
Barcc671/
Berqh671/
Basrg671/
Beerq671/
Warqu671/
Bar'k671/
Barkė671/
Barcp671/
Baurk671/
Barzg671/
Berqu671/
Baurx670/

Barq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barq in the Hindi language
बर्कbarka-
Barq in the Arabic language
برقbrq-

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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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  • 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 Barq
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