Barabara Surname

196,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Barabara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barabara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2831:41,2644,711
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Kenya1691:273,25418,015
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Benin371:279,34123,629
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
United States91:40,273,215872,126
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
India51:153,413,076951,030
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Malta11:430,2723,380
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Barabara (2,485) may also be a first name.

Barabara Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barabara Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Barabara (Bengali: বারবারা, Hindi: बारबरा, Marathi: बारबारा, Oriya: ବାରବାରା, Russian: Барабара) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Barabara.

How Common Is The Last Name Barabara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 196,264th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,411,772 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Barabara reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Barabara is also the 148,129th most widespread first name globally It is held by 2,485 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,283 people, or 1 in 41,264. In Tanzania Barabara is most common in: Geita Region, where 25 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Barabara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Barabara surname is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Barabara earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Barabara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barabara in the Bengali language
বারবারাbarabara-
Barabara in the Oriya language
ବାରବାରାbarabara89.47
ବାରବରାbarabara10.53
Barabara in the Marathi language
बारबाराbarabara80
बारवटाbaravata20
Barabara in the Hindi language
बारबराbarabara57.14
बरबराbarabara28.57
बरबाराbarabara14.29
Barabara in the Russian language
Барабараbarabara-

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Footnotes

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