Barwaqo Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Barwaqo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barwaqo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Barwaqo (15,264) may also be a first name.

Barwaqo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barwaqo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barwaqo? popularity and diffusion

Barwaqo is the 5,057,639th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Barwaqo is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Barwaqo are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Barwaqo is also the 45,850th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 15,264 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Barwaqo is most frequent in: Wajir County, where 69 percent reside and Garissa County, where 31 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barwaaqo936/
Barwaqa861,620/
Barwako86323/
Barwakho801/
Barwaka71302/
Barbaco7118/
Barvacos671/
Barwaica671/
Barwakah671/
Barboco57212/
Barbaca5738/
Berweco5715/
Barboca5710/
Barueco572/
Barueko571/
Barvoca571/
Barrueco531,482/
Barrueko531/
Varruaco531/
Barrueca531/

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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 Barwaqo
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