Barbalata Surname

240,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Barbalata Surname User-submission:

Barbalata (Barbălată) is a surname that is most common in Romania. It comes from the two Romanian words, barbă, meaning 'beard', and lată, meaning 'wide'. So the surname means 'wide beard'.

Barbalata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,5261:13,1571,682
Moldova791:45,0816,680
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Barbados11:287,4482,772
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Barbalată (2) & Barbălată (644) are calculated separately.

Barbalata Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Barbalata (Barbălată) is a surname that is most common in Romania. It comes from the two Romanian words, barbă, meaning 'beard', and lată, meaning 'wide'. So the surname means 'wide beard'.

- mihis

Barbalata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barbalata (Russian: Барбалата) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Barbalată or Barbălată. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbalata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 240,883rd most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,390,088 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Barbalata reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 1,526 people, or 1 in 13,157. In Romania it is most numerous in: Bacău County, where 18 percent live, Botoșani County, where 16 percent live and Iași County, where 14 percent live. Besides Romania Barbalata exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Barbalata Last Name Statistics demography

Barbalata earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barbalată962/
Barbălată93644/
Barbalato89123/
Barbalate8917/
Barbalati891/
Barbolata891/
Borbolata786/
Barboleta781/
Barbolato781/
Borboleta67165/
Borbolato6784/
Borbolati674/

Barbalata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barbalata in the Russian language
Барбалатаbarbalata-

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