Barajas Surname

3,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Barajas Surname Definition:

Place in Madrid where the national airport is found. Name of villages in Hellín, Albacete; Naverredonda de la Sierra in Avila and also in Cuenca. "A deck of cards," designation where the expert card players lived.

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Barajas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico110,9261:1,119178
United States33,8761:10,7001,309
Colombia14,8071:3,226557
Venezuela2,4711:12,2231,068
Spain2,4051:19,4402,143
Philippines6931:146,08724,494
Ecuador1301:122,3536,626
Israel681:125,84813,711
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Canada621:594,28449,093
France471:1,413,249138,595
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Panama71:558,8949,437
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Guam11:160,1214,893
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Barajas (13) may also be a first name.

Barajas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place in Madrid where the national airport is found. Name of villages in Hellín, Albacete; Naverredonda de la Sierra in Avila and also in Cuenca. "A deck of cards," designation where the expert card players lived.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

It is a Castilian surname of toponymic origin. It comes from those places called Barajas in Castile, such as Barajas de Melo, Barajas de Yuso (Cuenca), Barajas (Madrid, Avila), etc. The toponym Barajas has its origin in the Latin varalia.

There were different houses of the Barajas surname, unrelated each other, some reached the nobility. For example, Pedro de Barajas, resident of Cancelada, proved his nobility to the Royal Chancery of Valladolid.

- saelizondor

Barajas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barajas has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barajas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,378th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 43,969 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Barajas reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Barajas is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 13 people.

The last name Barajas is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 110,926 people, or 1 in 1,119. In Mexico Barajas is primarily found in: Jalisco, where 28 percent reside, Michoacán, where 16 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this last name exists in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Colombia, where 9 percent reside.

Barajas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barajas surname are 42.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Barajas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.96% less than the national average, earning 228,568 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $22,153,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning $37,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.43% less than the national average, earning $41,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Barause7142/
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Baraesh712/
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Warajis711/
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Barhaus710/
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Baraush710/
Barrocas671,838/
Barausse67760/
Borrazas67712/
Varazash67197/
Bourazas6781/
Borrayas6758/
Barrasas6731/
Bautrais6729/
Bharause6722/
Varachas6722/
Barausch678/
Waryjasz678/
Borrasas676/
Baureijs676/
Varajish675/
Bhorajis674/
Bharease674/
Beaurais674/
Bourasas674/
Barracos674/
Bairayaj673/
Borajesh672/
Borrajos672/
Barrayes671/
Baraiseh671/
Barajich671/
Bharaiaj671/
Varijash671/
Barreias671/
Varajuse671/
Borasase671/
Bharaiis671/
Bharasaz671/
Bharayac671/
Bharayaj671/
Bairayac671/
Barzheas671/
Barayach671/
Barraios671/
Barrause671/
Bariyase671/
Barachos671/
Barausce671/
Baurhaus670/
Baurgais670/
Baurgeas670/
Barraues670/

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Barajas Reference & Research

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

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

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  • 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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