Bar Surname

4,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

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 Surname

Bar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India85,8821:8,932742
Pakistan4,0671:43,9251,880
Iran3,9041:19,6682,523
Bangladesh3,2441:49,1242,713
France2,8971:22,9282,667
Yemen2,2431:11,7811,415
Israel2,1911:3,906549
Egypt2,0751:44,3064,449
Poland2,0241:18,7792,802
Senegal1,9241:7,578332
Afghanistan1,8701:17,194957
United States1,3721:264,18324,894
Romania1,0891:18,4372,389
Algeria1,0661:36,2406,563
Turkey1,0141:76,7477,069
Argentina7951:53,7654,535
Morocco7501:45,9687,487
Nigeria7471:237,13913,800
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Brazil5331:401,64015,313
Indonesia5291:249,99822,821
Belgium5051:22,7663,570
Taiwan4901:47,846538
Portugal4621:22,5501,538
Italy4121:148,43923,277
Syria3761:51,3332,646
Spain3751:124,6729,622
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England3451:161,50215,105
United Arab Emirates3341:27,4323,057
Netherlands3311:51,0198,761
Papua New Guinea2951:27,6403,121
Canada2751:133,98413,895
Germany2491:323,31532,320
Iraq2461:142,3643,763
Liberia1921:22,9612,269
Thailand1821:388,12368,124
Malaysia1751:168,53810,283
Guatemala1701:94,6042,872
Ukraine1591:286,30636,795
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Palestine1251:36,3914,416
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Peru1081:294,29711,185
Mexico1031:1,205,10914,520
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Czechia631:168,78525,447
Austria581:146,81819,663
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Mongolia581:48,7124,102
Mauritania561:73,1234,924
Colombia501:955,4819,064
Panama471:83,2403,379
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Jordan391:226,7299,930
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Cambodia351:442,4904,035
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Qatar341:69,3536,725
China331:41,433,9872,228
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Finland291:189,54116,328
Chile281:629,16015,000
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
South Sudan251:456,603797
Malta241:17,9281,021
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Greece221:503,62763,727
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Lebanon191:296,68910,035
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Norway171:302,48730,120
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Wales61:515,75523,171
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Oman41:921,9937,313
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3671:136,83612,979

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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Local. A town of France. Barr, a parish in Ayrshire, Scotland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

In Hebrew bar has several different meanings: 'son', 'pure', 'clean' and 'open field'.

- uriamiram

This surname means 'wild' in Hebrew.

- noam

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 borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bár or Bãr. Click here for further potential spellings of Bar.

How Common Is The Last Name Bar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,371st most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 56,596 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Bar reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bar is also the 33,570th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 23,449 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 85,882 people, or 1 in 8,932. In India Bar is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 89 percent are found, Odisha, where 5 percent are found and Assam, where 3 percent are found. Apart from India it exists in 155 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Bar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bar surname rose 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 585 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 614 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bár89175/
Bãr891/
Bare86127,825/
Barr86105,411/
Bair8680,166/
Bahr8665,612/
Bhar8649,426/
Baur8643,495/
Bear8620,683/
Bard8620,121/
Bart8614,879/
Barz868,627/
Baar867,157/
Barh866,668/
Barp862,969/
Bayr86723/
Batr86255/
Baár86164/
Barø86157/
Basr86150/
Bajr8690/
Hbar866/
Baër864/
Bgar863/
Bahar75140,212/
Beard7589,475/
Baird7580,907/
Barre7572,010/
Bhatr7511,744/
Bharh758,804/
Beare754,303/
Baare752,745/
Baard752,448/
Barhe752,336/
Baart752,112/
Bhair751,696/
Baure751,516/
Baire751,460/
Bağır751,410/
Bairr75722/
Bahur75706/
Bhare75657/
Bhaur75538/
Bardt75529/
Basre75440/
Beart75430/
Bhart75425/
Bayre75337/
Barpp75216/
Bardh75206/
Baarh75179/
Beahr75158/
Bayrd75137/
Bahrr75123/
Battr75117/
Bathr75114/
Bearz75107/
Baarz7596/
Barht7550/
Barrh7548/
Bartt7543/
Bhear7534/
Baňár7534/
Bearr7531/
Bhaar7530/
Baair7529/
Bairh7521/
Bhard7520/
Bauhr7520/
Baurr7513/
Bharr7511/
Bairt7511/
Bhayr7510/
Baňar7510/
Barrd759/
Baisr759/
Baurd759/
Bardå759/
Bağir757/
Barrt756/
Barhd756/
Bayrz756/
Basrr755/
Barph755/
Bearh755/
Bayır755/
Baatr754/
Bahrh754/
Bhgar753/
Barhs753/
Beatr753/
B'Air752/
Bajrd752/
Bar'e752/
Baurt752/
Basrt752/
Bharp752/
Barhh752/
Baërd752/
Baarr751/
Hbard751/
Bearp751/
Basrd751/
Bajrr751/
Bhhar751/
Bhasr751/
Baahr751/
H'Bar751/
Barrz751/
Bhahr751/
Bahrı751/
Batrr751/
Bau'r751/
Bauër751/
Baëhr751/
Baërt751/
Barrå751/
Batrz751/
Bahrp751/
Basrh751/
Basrì751/
Ba'ar751/
Bayhr750/
Bor67107,058/
War6749,269/
Var6716,598/
Barova671,515/
Bharre671,023/
Uar671,015/
Bhaire67614/
Barowa67407/
Bahaur67180/
Bahhur67171/
Bhaure67145/
Bahaar67109/
Bór67100/
Bhatrr6799/
Barová6791/
Bhahar6783/
Bhatrt6778/
Beardt6769/
Baardt6759/
Baysre6758/
Bhatrp6756/
Baisre6752/
Baurre6752/
Bearhs6752/
Bearre6740/
Baahar6735/
Bhasre6731/
Bharhe6731/
Baarth6731/
Baardh6721/
Barchz6714/
Baharh6714/
Bahair6713/
Bairdh6711/
Ba'are6711/
Bairre6711/
Bairth6710/
Bhatrd679/
Bhartt677/
Barrtt676/
Baharr676/
Baaire676/
Bharph675/
Bearht675/
Bharhh675/
Bhayre674/
Bhairt674/
Bartth674/
Bhattr673/
Bearrd673/
Baaare673/
Bachhr673/
Baasre672/
Bhaare672/
D'Bear672/
Barhsh672/
Baarre672/
Høbart672/
Hbaitr671/
D'Bare671/
Beartd671/
Beasre671/
Bathrr671/
Bairdd671/
Bhairr671/
Bhartd671/
Bhathr671/
Baahre671/
Baarhe671/
Bahayr671/
Bıharı671/
Bhahur671/
Bhaurt671/
Bajreh671/
Baheir671/
Bahhre671/
Bahahr671/
Baithr671/
Beasrd671/
Baajrd671/
Bhaaar671/
Barrrr671/
Beardh670/
Bahrhe670/
Bhardt670/

Bar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bar in the Tibetan language
བར་bar-
Bar in the Oriya language
ବରbara95.86
ବାରbara2.55
ବାର୍bar0.03
Bar in the Bengali language
বরbara90.91
বারbara9.09
Bar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺭbar80
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺭalbar10
ﺑﺎﺭﻩbarh8
ﺑﺎﺭﻱbary2
Bar in the Marathi language
बारbara66.24
बरbara33.05
Bar in the Hindi language
बरbara55.49
बारbara27.89
बाडbada8.45
बर्bar5.07
बार्bar1.13
बाृbar0.56
Bar in the Arabic language
لبارlbar-
برّbr-
عبرbr-
برbr-
البارalbar-
بارbar-

Search for Another Surname

Bar Reference & Research

Barrs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bahr FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Bahr FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

BAIRD-BARD-BEARD FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Barrs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis