Barahona Surname

4,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Barahona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barahona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras36,8511:23952
El Salvador14,9101:42585
Chile10,9931:1,603318
Ecuador9,7181:1,637285
Guatemala7,1931:2,236370
Colombia6,6481:7,186909
United States5,9441:60,9797,153
Mexico5,3111:23,3721,695
Spain5,0221:9,3091,102
Costa Rica4,7251:1,012205
Nicaragua3,5851:1,680300
Peru2,8901:10,9981,527
Panama2,7271:1,435237
Bolivia1,2611:8,419994
Argentina1,2381:34,5262,882
Venezuela6231:48,4822,445
Portugal4431:23,5171,577
Canada2901:127,05413,264
France1531:434,13562,815
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
Belize1121:3,174638
Israel571:150,13415,774
Australia501:539,91440,287
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
England181:3,095,448105,421
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Cuba161:720,1706,008
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984

Barahona (113) may also be a first name.

Barahona Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barahona (Arabic: باراهونا) is carried by more people in Honduras than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barahona? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,643rd most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 60,117 people. The last name Barahona occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Barahona are found; 58 percent are found in Central America and 58 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 881,625th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 113 people.

The surname Barahona is most commonly occurring in Honduras, where it is borne by 36,851 people, or 1 in 239. In Honduras it is mostly found in: Francisco Morazán Department, where 36 percent reside, Cortés Department, where 20 percent reside and Yoro Department, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Honduras Barahona occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in El Salvador, where 12 percent reside and Chile, where 9 percent reside.

Barahona Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barahona last name are 8.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.03% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barahona earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,425 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $23,519,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning $39,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $43,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Barahona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barahona in the Arabic language
باراهوناbarahwna-
براهوناbrahwna-
برهوناbrhwna-

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