Bar Surname
Approximately 128,764 people bear this surname
Bar Surname Definition:
(from a place name) From the town of Bar in the Ukraine. The town was the property of Bona Sforza, sixteenth-century queen of Poland, who was born in Bari, Italy. Jewish girls in that town were named Bona in honor of the queen, and this name often became Bina, in Yiddish.
Read More About This SurnameBar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 85,882 | 1:8,932 | 742 |
| Pakistan | 4,067 | 1:43,925 | 1,880 |
| Iran | 3,904 | 1:19,668 | 2,523 |
| Bangladesh | 3,244 | 1:49,124 | 2,713 |
| France | 2,897 | 1:22,928 | 2,667 |
| Yemen | 2,243 | 1:11,781 | 1,415 |
| Israel | 2,191 | 1:3,906 | 549 |
| Egypt | 2,075 | 1:44,306 | 4,449 |
| Poland | 2,024 | 1:18,779 | 2,802 |
| Senegal | 1,924 | 1:7,578 | 332 |
| Afghanistan | 1,870 | 1:17,194 | 957 |
| United States | 1,372 | 1:264,183 | 24,894 |
| Romania | 1,089 | 1:18,437 | 2,389 |
| Algeria | 1,066 | 1:36,240 | 6,563 |
| Turkey | 1,014 | 1:76,747 | 7,069 |
| Argentina | 795 | 1:53,765 | 4,535 |
| Morocco | 750 | 1:45,968 | 7,487 |
| Nigeria | 747 | 1:237,139 | 13,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Brazil | 533 | 1:401,640 | 15,313 |
| Indonesia | 529 | 1:249,998 | 22,821 |
| Belgium | 505 | 1:22,766 | 3,570 |
| Taiwan | 490 | 1:47,846 | 538 |
| Portugal | 462 | 1:22,550 | 1,538 |
| Italy | 412 | 1:148,439 | 23,277 |
| Syria | 376 | 1:51,333 | 2,646 |
| Spain | 375 | 1:124,672 | 9,622 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| England | 345 | 1:161,502 | 15,105 |
| United Arab Emirates | 334 | 1:27,432 | 3,057 |
| Netherlands | 331 | 1:51,019 | 8,761 |
| Papua New Guinea | 295 | 1:27,640 | 3,121 |
| Canada | 275 | 1:133,984 | 13,895 |
| Germany | 249 | 1:323,315 | 32,320 |
| Iraq | 246 | 1:142,364 | 3,763 |
| Liberia | 192 | 1:22,961 | 2,269 |
| Thailand | 182 | 1:388,123 | 68,124 |
| Malaysia | 175 | 1:168,538 | 10,283 |
| Guatemala | 170 | 1:94,604 | 2,872 |
| Ukraine | 159 | 1:286,306 | 36,795 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| Palestine | 125 | 1:36,391 | 4,416 |
| Australia | 120 | 1:224,964 | 21,387 |
| Peru | 108 | 1:294,297 | 11,185 |
| Mexico | 103 | 1:1,205,109 | 14,520 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Czechia | 63 | 1:168,785 | 25,447 |
| Austria | 58 | 1:146,818 | 19,663 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Mongolia | 58 | 1:48,712 | 4,102 |
| Mauritania | 56 | 1:73,123 | 4,924 |
| Colombia | 50 | 1:955,481 | 9,064 |
| Panama | 47 | 1:83,240 | 3,379 |
| Ireland | 43 | 1:109,510 | 5,657 |
| Jordan | 39 | 1:226,729 | 9,930 |
| Switzerland | 39 | 1:210,588 | 18,223 |
| Cambodia | 35 | 1:442,490 | 4,035 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| China | 33 | 1:41,433,987 | 2,228 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Finland | 29 | 1:189,541 | 16,328 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Ecuador | 25 | 1:636,234 | 11,898 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Lebanon | 19 | 1:296,689 | 10,035 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| South Korea | 11 | 1:4,658,205 | 839 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Cuba | 7 | 1:1,646,102 | 8,141 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1:106,594 | 4,599 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 367 | 1:136,836 | 12,979 |
The alternate forms: Bár (175) & Bãr (1) are calculated separately.
Bar (23,449) may also be a first name.
Bar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) From the town of Bar in the Ukraine. The town was the property of Bona Sforza, sixteenth-century queen of Poland, who was born in Bari, Italy. Jewish girls in that town were named Bona in honor of the queen, and this name often became Bina, in Yiddish.
Local. A town of France. Barr, a parish in Ayrshire, Scotland.
User-submitted Reference
In Hebrew bar has several different meanings: 'son', 'pure', 'clean' and 'open field'.
- uriamiramThis surname means 'wild' in Hebrew.
- noamBar Demographics
Average Bar Salary in
United States
$66,594 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bar (Arabic: لبار, Bengali: বর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺭ, Hindi: बर, Marathi: बार, Oriya: ବର, Tibetan: བར་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bár or Bãr. For other potential spellings of Bar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,371st most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 56,596 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Bar live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 33,570th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23,449 people.
The surname Bar is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 85,882 people, or 1 in 8,932. In India Bar is most common in: West Bengal, where 89 percent live, Odisha, where 5 percent live and Assam, where 3 percent live. Barring India Bar is found in 155 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.
Bar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 585 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 614 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bar surname is principally Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Latin Catholic (56%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Bar last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.58% more than the national average, earning €37,411 per year; in Peru they earn 7.35% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,960 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.27% more than the national average, earning R 376,116 per year; in United States they earn 54.33% more than the national average, earning $66,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.62% more than the national average, earning $59,430 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bár | 89 | 175 | / |
| Bãr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bare | 86 | 127,825 | / |
| Barr | 86 | 105,411 | / |
| Bair | 86 | 80,166 | / |
| Bahr | 86 | 65,612 | / |
| Bhar | 86 | 49,426 | / |
| Baur | 86 | 43,495 | / |
| Bear | 86 | 20,683 | / |
| Bard | 86 | 20,121 | / |
| Bart | 86 | 14,879 | / |
| Barz | 86 | 8,627 | / |
| Baar | 86 | 7,157 | / |
| Barh | 86 | 6,668 | / |
| Barp | 86 | 2,969 | / |
| Bayr | 86 | 723 | / |
| Batr | 86 | 255 | / |
| Baár | 86 | 164 | / |
| Barø | 86 | 157 | / |
| Basr | 86 | 150 | / |
| Bajr | 86 | 90 | / |
| Hbar | 86 | 6 | / |
| Baër | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bgar | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bahar | 75 | 140,212 | / |
| Beard | 75 | 89,475 | / |
| Baird | 75 | 80,907 | / |
| Barre | 75 | 72,010 | / |
| Bhatr | 75 | 11,744 | / |
| Bharh | 75 | 8,804 | / |
| Beare | 75 | 4,303 | / |
| Baare | 75 | 2,745 | / |
| Baard | 75 | 2,448 | / |
| Barhe | 75 | 2,336 | / |
| Baart | 75 | 2,112 | / |
| Bhair | 75 | 1,696 | / |
| Baure | 75 | 1,516 | / |
| Baire | 75 | 1,460 | / |
| Bağır | 75 | 1,410 | / |
| Bairr | 75 | 722 | / |
| Bahur | 75 | 706 | / |
| Bhare | 75 | 657 | / |
| Bhaur | 75 | 538 | / |
| Bardt | 75 | 529 | / |
| Basre | 75 | 440 | / |
| Beart | 75 | 430 | / |
| Bhart | 75 | 425 | / |
| Bayre | 75 | 337 | / |
| Barpp | 75 | 216 | / |
| Bardh | 75 | 206 | / |
| Baarh | 75 | 179 | / |
| Beahr | 75 | 158 | / |
| Bayrd | 75 | 137 | / |
| Bahrr | 75 | 123 | / |
| Battr | 75 | 117 | / |
| Bathr | 75 | 114 | / |
| Bearz | 75 | 107 | / |
| Baarz | 75 | 96 | / |
| Barht | 75 | 50 | / |
| Barrh | 75 | 48 | / |
| Bartt | 75 | 43 | / |
| Bhear | 75 | 34 | / |
| Baňár | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bearr | 75 | 31 | / |
| Bhaar | 75 | 30 | / |
| Baair | 75 | 29 | / |
| Bairh | 75 | 21 | / |
| Bhard | 75 | 20 | / |
| Bauhr | 75 | 20 | / |
| Baurr | 75 | 13 | / |
| Bharr | 75 | 11 | / |
| Bairt | 75 | 11 | / |
| Bhayr | 75 | 10 | / |
| Baňar | 75 | 10 | / |
| Barrd | 75 | 9 | / |
| Baisr | 75 | 9 | / |
| Baurd | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bardå | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bağir | 75 | 7 | / |
| Barrt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Barhd | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bayrz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Basrr | 75 | 5 | / |
| Barph | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bearh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bayır | 75 | 5 | / |
| Baatr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bahrh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bhgar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Barhs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Beatr | 75 | 3 | / |
| B'Air | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bajrd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bar'e | 75 | 2 | / |
| Baurt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Basrt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bharp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Barhh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Baërd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Baarr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hbard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bearp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basrd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bajrr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhhar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhasr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baahr | 75 | 1 | / |
| H'Bar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barrz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhahr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahrı | 75 | 1 | / |
| Batrr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bau'r | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bauër | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baëhr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baërt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barrå | 75 | 1 | / |
| Batrz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahrp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basrh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basrì | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ba'ar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bayhr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bor | 67 | 107,058 | / |
| War | 67 | 49,269 | / |
| Var | 67 | 16,598 | / |
| Barova | 67 | 1,515 | / |
| Bharre | 67 | 1,023 | / |
| Uar | 67 | 1,015 | / |
| Bhaire | 67 | 614 | / |
| Barowa | 67 | 407 | / |
| Bahaur | 67 | 180 | / |
| Bahhur | 67 | 171 | / |
| Bhaure | 67 | 145 | / |
| Bahaar | 67 | 109 | / |
| Bór | 67 | 100 | / |
| Bhatrr | 67 | 99 | / |
| Barová | 67 | 91 | / |
| Bhahar | 67 | 83 | / |
| Bhatrt | 67 | 78 | / |
| Beardt | 67 | 69 | / |
| Baardt | 67 | 59 | / |
| Baysre | 67 | 58 | / |
| Bhatrp | 67 | 56 | / |
| Baisre | 67 | 52 | / |
| Baurre | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bearhs | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bearre | 67 | 40 | / |
| Baahar | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bhasre | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bharhe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Baarth | 67 | 31 | / |
| Baardh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Barchz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Baharh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bahair | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bairdh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ba'are | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bairre | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bairth | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bhatrd | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhartt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Barrtt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baharr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baaire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bharph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bearht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bharhh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhayre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhairt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bartth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhattr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bearrd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baaare | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bachhr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baasre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhaare | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Bear | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barhsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baarre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Høbart | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hbaitr | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Bare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beartd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beasre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bairdd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhairr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhartd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhathr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baahre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baarhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahayr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bıharı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhahur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaurt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajreh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baheir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahhre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baithr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beasrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baajrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barrrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beardh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bahrhe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bhardt | 67 | 0 | / |
Bar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bar in the Tibetan language | ||
| བར་ | bar | - |
| Bar in the Oriya language | ||
| ବର | bara | 95.86 |
| ବାର | bara | 2.55 |
| ବାର୍ | bar | 0.03 |
| Bar in the Bengali language | ||
| বর | bara | 90.91 |
| বার | bara | 9.09 |
| Bar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺭ | bar | 80 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺭ | albar | 10 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﻩ | barh | 8 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﻱ | bary | 2 |
| Bar in the Marathi language | ||
| बार | bara | 66.24 |
| बर | bara | 33.05 |
| Bar in the Hindi language | ||
| बर | bara | 55.49 |
| बार | bara | 27.89 |
| बाड | bada | 8.45 |
| बर् | bar | 5.07 |
| बार् | bar | 1.13 |
| बाृ | bar | 0.56 |
| Bar in the Arabic language | ||
| لبار | lbar | - |
| برّ | br | - |
| عبر | br | - |
| بر | br | - |
| البار | albar | - |
| بار | bar | - |
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Bar Reference & Research
Barrs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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