Barb Surname

80,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Romania

Barb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8221:128,44013,578
Romania2,0721:9,6901,282
France3771:176,18827,418
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Australia721:374,94030,993
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Taiwan371:633,6424,637
India321:23,970,793327,222
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Panama291:134,9054,585
England241:2,321,58686,519
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4211:119,28411,655

Barb (75,103) may also be a first name.

Barb Last Name Facts

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

Barb (Arabic: بارب, Hindi: बर्ब, Russian: Барб) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Barb.

How Common Is The Last Name Barb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barb is the 80,490th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,204,553 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Barb are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 13,053rd most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 75,103 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,822 people, or 1 in 128,440. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 20 percent live, West Virginia, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Barb occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 34 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Barb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Barb surname expanded 670 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barb last name are 26.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.7% registered with the party.

Barb earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $41,814 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barbh89865/
Bearb89355/
Bairb894/
Barbs894/
Baurb894/
Barbz893/
Bharb892/
Baarb891/
Barbë891/
Basrb891/
Bharbh8016/
Bhairb801/
Barbch801/
Barp752,969/
Barw75332/
Barf75228/
Borb7576/
Barv7549/
Berb7519/
Varb7518/
Warb7514/
Barbova73479/
Bhatrbh7312/
Barbshh734/
Baharbh731/
Barfe671,098/
Barff67755/
Barpp67216/
Barfs6766/
Barpe6760/
Barzf6715/
Bourb6714/
Barft678/
Bharw677/
Barph675/
Wearb674/
Barvå673/
Bharv673/
Barws673/
Bearw672/
Barpt672/
Bharf672/
Barrf672/
Bharp672/
Barpz671/
Baarf671/
Bohrb671/
Basrf671/
Baerp671/
Barps671/
Bahrp671/
Barhw671/
Borbs671/
Barvd671/
Boorb671/
Borbh671/
Bearp671/
Barfh671/
Barrv671/
Bahrw670/

Barb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barb in the Hindi language
बर्बbarba-
Barb in the Russian language
Барбbarb-
Barb in the Arabic language
باربbarb-

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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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  • 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 Barb
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