Barkema

Barkema Meaning & Origin

About Barkema
The surname Barkema is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "bar" meaning "bear" and "kem" meaning "home" or "settlement." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Barkema can be interpreted as "bear home" or "bear settlement." It is likely that the surname originally referred to a person who lived near or had some association with a place named after bears or had a connection to bears in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Barkema is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Barkema: 286
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 68,770
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Barkema based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Barkema is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRKM
🗽 NYSIIS
BANA
🔊 Soundex
B062050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA1 R K AH0 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/barkema*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Barkema in Braille

Here's how to represent Barkema in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Barkema in braille

How to sign the name Barkema using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Barkema using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Barkema in sign language

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