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 98,443^rd 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 324,429^th 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.