El Barek Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Barek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Barek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania211:194,9939,876
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782

El Barek Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Barek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﻪ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Barek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of El Barek are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

El Barek is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 194,993. In Mauritania El Barek is most numerous in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 67 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 33 percent live. Not including Mauritania El Barek is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 24 percent live and Algeria, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Barek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Barek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﻪalbrkh83.33
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺭﻙalbark16.67

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Footnotes

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