Barbabas Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Barbabas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Barbabas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Barbabas (21) may also be a first name.

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Barbabas Demographics

Average Barbabas Salary in
England

£24,200

Per year
Rank:
64,683 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000220385
Rank: 32,470 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
89.71%
Sample size: 21 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Barbabas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barbabas is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbabas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Barbabas is the 8,968,613th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Barbabas is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Barbabas reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Barbabas is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 21 people.

Barbabas is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Barbabas is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 50 percent live and Kaduna, where 50 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Barbabas exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barbabasz942/
Barbaba935/
Barbabos881/
Barwabas881/
Barwaba's821/
Barboba803/
Barbabo802/
Borbaba801/
Bourbaba75778/
Bharbava751/
Barbabei751/
Barbouba751/
Barbashbo711/
Borbabo671/
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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
  • 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 Barbabas
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