Barau Surname
Approximately 41,528 people bear this surname
Barau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 39,950 | 1:4,434 | 590 |
| Malaysia | 451 | 1:65,397 | 4,830 |
| Romania | 359 | 1:55,927 | 6,859 |
| France | 235 | 1:282,650 | 43,409 |
| Indonesia | 203 | 1:651,474 | 51,002 |
| Papua New Guinea | 154 | 1:52,946 | 6,689 |
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Barau (26,605) may also be a first name.
Barau Demographics
Barau Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Barau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barau (Hindi: बरौआ, Marathi: बराउ, Oriya: ବାରଉ, Russian: Барау) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Barau is the 13,451st most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 175,485 people. Barau is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Barau reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Barau is also the 30,535th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 26,605 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 39,950 people, or 1 in 4,434. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 23 percent live, Katsina, where 16 percent live and Zamfara, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Romania, where 1 percent live.
Barau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Barau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barau surname grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Barau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Barau last name is primarily Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.
Barau earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.02% less than the national average, earning $18,975 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barau in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାରଉ | bara'u | 50 |
| ବାରାଉ | bara'u | 50 |
| Barau in the Marathi language | ||
| बराउ | bara'u | 31.58 |
| बारउ | bara'u | 21.05 |
| बराऊ | bara'u | 15.79 |
| बारक़ू | baraqu | 10.53 |
| अरुण | aruna | 10.53 |
| बार | bara | 5.26 |
| बारु | baru | 5.26 |
| Barau in the Hindi language | ||
| बरौआ | barau'a | 21.74 |
| बरउ | bara'u | 21.74 |
| बरौ | barau | 17.39 |
| बरऊ | bara'u | 17.39 |
| बराऊ | bara'u | 13.04 |
| बराउ | bara'u | 4.35 |
| बारौ | barau | 4.35 |
| Barau in the Russian language | ||
| Барау | barau | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Barau
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