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Barak surname in hebrew: The name Barak tanslated to 'Lightning' in hebrew. It is listed among the most common surnames in Israel (the only hebrew speaking country in the world). Many israely families choose this surname after migrating to Isreal as a replcment for a non-hebrew surname. Following is a list of surnames that might have been the original surnames of persons now called Barak:
- Brekovitz
- Brug
- BARK or BARG (our original name was BARG, later pronounced as BARK, and from it became BARAK. one explanation to the original BARG is that it is a short form, or initials for Ben Rabbi Gershom, the son of Rabbi Gershom, referring to the 11th century "Ragmah", Rabenu Gershom Meor Hagolah, originally from France, and head of the Ashkenazi Diaspora)