Barwaka Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Barwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 301 | 1:153,422 | 12,187 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Barwaka (2,177) may also be a first name.
Barwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barwaka is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Barwaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Barwaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 889,654th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. Barwaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Barwaka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Barwaka is also the 160,665th most common given name on earth, held by 2,177 people.
The last name Barwaka is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 153,422. In Kenya Barwaka is most numerous in: Mandera County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Barwaka
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