Barata Surname
Approximately 47,398 people bear this surname
Barata Surname User-submission:
A Portuguese surname that comes from the name of an ancient title of credit, and the name given to the profession that was in charge of trading letters of credit. In Italian, the verb "barattare" means "to exchange" or "to buy and resell".
Read More About This SurnameBarata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 13,446 | 1:775 | 134 |
| Angola | 11,043 | 1:2,444 | 408 |
| Brazil | 9,050 | 1:23,655 | 1,081 |
| Mozambique | 7,416 | 1:3,676 | 846 |
| Indonesia | 1,958 | 1:67,543 | 7,302 |
| France | 1,027 | 1:64,676 | 8,896 |
| Spain | 793 | 1:58,956 | 5,385 |
| Philippines | 620 | 1:163,287 | 26,818 |
| United States | 397 | 1:912,995 | 68,645 |
| Cuba | 385 | 1:29,929 | 1,553 |
| Canada | 144 | 1:255,872 | 24,214 |
| Argentina | 102 | 1:419,053 | 31,889 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Romania | 82 | 1:244,852 | 23,260 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Uganda | 70 | 1:557,704 | 30,541 |
| Turkey | 66 | 1:1,179,112 | 50,375 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Peru | 59 | 1:538,714 | 14,638 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Venezuela | 47 | 1:642,640 | 11,225 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Greece | 28 | 1:395,707 | 52,747 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Colombia | 17 | 1:2,810,240 | 14,126 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 17 | 1:10,437 | 668 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Baráta (1) are calculated separately.
Barata (1,242) may also be a first name.
Barata Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Portuguese surname that comes from the name of an ancient title of credit, and the name given to the profession that was in charge of trading letters of credit. In Italian, the verb "barattare" means "to exchange" or "to buy and resell". The Portuguese branch of this family is thought to have come from the Kingdom of Aragon.
- mfariacastroBarata Demographics
Average Barata Salary in
United States
$41,262 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Barata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barata (Bengali: বারতা, Georgian: ბარათა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺗﺎ, Hindi: बराता, Marathi: भारत, Oriya: ବରାଟ, Russian: Барата) occurs more in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Baráta. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Barata? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,860th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 153,752 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Barata live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 224,199th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,242 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is borne by 13,446 people, or 1 in 775. Besides Portugal it exists in 75 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 19 percent reside.
Barata Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Barata has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barata surname expanded 19,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Barata Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Barata last name are 34.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.1% being registered with the party.
The amount Barata earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 28.8% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,802 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.86% more than the national average, earning R 325,236 per year; in Colombia they earn 40.45% less than the national average, earning $13,518,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $41,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $52,498 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barata in the Georgian language | ||
| ბარათა | barata | - |
| Barata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﺗﺎ | brta | - |
| Barata in the Bengali language | ||
| বারতা | barata | - |
| Barata in the Hindi language | ||
| बराता | barata | 62.5 |
| बारता | barata | 25 |
| बरता | barata | 12.5 |
| Barata in the Oriya language | ||
| ବରାଟ | barata | 37.5 |
| ବରତ | barata | 25 |
| ବରତା | barata | 12.5 |
| ବରତରାମ | baratarama | 12.5 |
| ବରତକୁଏଁର | barataku'emra | 12.5 |
| Barata in the Marathi language | ||
| भारत | bharata | 33.33 |
| बाराता | barata | 22.22 |
| बारता | barata | 22.22 |
| भारता | bharata | 11.11 |
| ारत | arata | 11.11 |
| Barata in the Russian language | ||
| Барата | barata | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barata
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis