Barakat (surname)

Barakat (in Arabic بركات) is an Arabic surname. It is the plural form of Barakah (بركة) meaning blessing.

Notable people with the surname include:
 * Adib Barakat (born 1982), Syrian footballer
 * Adnan Barakat (born 1982), Moroccan-Dutch footballer
 * Amin J. Barakat (born 1942), Lebanese-American physician
 * Diala Barakat (born 1980), Syrian politician
 * Fred Barakat (1939–2010), American basketball coach
 * Ghaleb Barakat (1927–2014), Jordanian politician and diplomat
 * Halim Barakat (born 1933), American writer
 * Hamada Barakat (born 1988), Moroccan writer
 * Henry Barakat (1912–1997), Egyptian film director
 * Hibat Allah Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghdaadi (1080s–1165), 12th-century philosopher and physicist
 * Hisham Barakat (1950–2015), Egyptian Prosecutor General
 * Hoda Barakat (born 1952), Lebanese writer
 * Ihsan Barakat (born 1964), first female Supreme Court judge in Jordan
 * Jack Barakat (born 1988), guitar player of pop punk band All Time Low
 * Melhem Barakat (born 1945), Lebanese singer-songwriter
 * Mohamed Barakat (born 1976), Egyptian footballer
 * Nael Barakat, Kuwaiti engineer
 * Najwa Barakat (born 1966), Lebanese writer
 * Saleh Barakat, Lebanese art dealer
 * Salim Barakat (born 1951), Syrian writer and poet
 * Subhi Barakat (1889–1939), Syrian politician and head of state of Syria from 1920 to 1925