Around the world, بركان (بركان 
, Burkan 
, Barkan 
) is quite a common dominantly masculine, but uncommonly feminine first name. The first name بركان is habitual in Libya, where it is quite a common largely male, but infrequently female name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but seldom girly name, and Egypt. Likewise, بركان is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| بركان | Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, Sudan |
| Burkan | Israel, Iraq, Germany, Turkey, United States |
| Barkan | Israel, Algeria, Morocco, Turkey, United States |
| Brkan | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, Morocco, Croatia, United States |