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Where Does The Last Name Baran Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Baran (Arabic: صريان, Bengali: বরন, Georgian: ბარან, Hindi: बरन, Marathi: बारन, Oriya: ବରଣ, Russian: Баран, Tibetan: བ་རན་) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Băran, Barán, Barań or Bárán. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baran? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Baran is the 2,918^th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 37,817 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 45 percent of Baran reside; 37 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 26 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Baran is also the 33,494^th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 23,536 people.

It is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 54,443 people, or 1 in 1,429. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Diyarbakir Province, where 17 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live and Ankara Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Turkey this last name is found in 123 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 24 percent live and Ukraine, where 8 percent live.

Baran Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Baran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Baran last name rose 15,960 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 7,625 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baran Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Baran surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Latin Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Baran last name are 0.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Baran earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.92% less than the national average, earning 249,449 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.09% more than the national average, earning R 342,408 per year; in United States they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $47,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $51,061 CAD per year.