Around the globe, برقة (برقة 
, Barkas 
) is a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom feminine forename. The given name برقة is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly female name, Greece, where it is a rare masculine name, and India, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. More frequently, برقة is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| برقة | Syria, Libya, Egypt, Iraq |
| Barkas | Greece, United States, India, United Kingdom, Indonesia |