Barabu Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Barabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Barabu (69) may also be a first name.

Barabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barabu (Hindi: बरबू, Marathi: बरबु, Russian: Барабу) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Barabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Barabu are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 69 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 93,721. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Hela, where 91 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 6 percent live and National Capital District, where 3 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Barabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barabu in the Marathi language
बरबुbarabu66.67
बारबुbarabu33.33
Barabu in the Hindi language
बरबूbarabu50
बरबुbarabu50
Barabu in the Russian language
Барабуbarabu-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barabu
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