The Barkat surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 237 people carried this name — #80,131 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 74% from 136 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 139 people named Barkat.
Most of them — 82 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Barkat live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
21 people named Barkat is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Barkat,
with a public archive behind them.
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Reuven Barkat 1906–1972 · politician -
Reuven Barkat 1906–1972 · politician
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Abul Barkat 1927–1952 -
Abul Barkat 1927–1952
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Abul Barkat 1927–1952
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Abul Barkat 1927–1952
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Barkat.
- Baril 2,046 · U.S. census
- Barile 1,735 · U.S. census
- Barin 237 · U.S. census
- Baris 432 · U.S. census
- Bariteau 288 · U.S. census
- Barka 176 · U.S. census
- Barker 87,162 · U.S. census
- Barland 163 · U.S. census
- Barlatier 158 · U.S. census
- Barlet 343 · U.S. census
- Barletta 1,440 · U.S. census
- Barnabe 104 · U.S. census
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