El Barka Surname

98,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Barka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Barka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania4,5341:903123
Algeria2771:139,46418,843
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

El Barka (655) may also be a first name.

El Barka Last Name Facts

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

El Barka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﻪ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of El Barka click here.

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

The surname is the 98,443rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,513,195 people. The surname El Barka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of El Barka are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. El Barka is also the 324,429th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 655 people.

It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4,534 people, or 1 in 903. In Mauritania El Barka is most common in: Assaba Region, where 21 percent live, Brakna Region, where 20 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Barka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Barka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﻪalbrkh75.58
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺔalbrkt13.64
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻙalbrk9.53
ﺍﻋﺒﻴﺪﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﻪabydalbrkh0.16
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻳﻚalbryk0.16
ﺍﻟﻴﺮﻛﻪalyrkh0.08
ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺮﻛﻪalbyrkh0.08
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﺍﻛﻪalbrakh0.08
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﺍﻙalbrak0.08

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Barka
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