Cognomen البارق (البارق 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname البارق is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Yemen, where it is quite a rare surname, Qatar, where it is a rare surname, and Saudi Arabia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Western Asia, particularly Yemen, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, البارق is the forename as well as the last name.