Barbara Surname
Approximately 25,907 people bear this surname
Barbara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,630 | 1:64,380 | 7,532 |
| Brazil | 2,746 | 1:77,959 | 2,920 |
| Italy | 2,303 | 1:26,555 | 4,745 |
| France | 1,355 | 1:49,020 | 6,367 |
| Australia | 1,288 | 1:20,959 | 2,911 |
| Chad | 1,155 | 1:11,768 | 1,513 |
| Algeria | 1,100 | 1:35,120 | 6,385 |
| Malta | 1,083 | 1:397 | 76 |
| Morocco | 954 | 1:36,138 | 5,814 |
| New Zealand | 929 | 1:4,874 | 786 |
| Argentina | 772 | 1:55,367 | 4,670 |
| Portugal | 698 | 1:14,926 | 1,138 |
| Spain | 595 | 1:78,575 | 6,809 |
| Indonesia | 548 | 1:241,331 | 22,193 |
| Philippines | 504 | 1:200,869 | 31,691 |
| Canada | 377 | 1:97,734 | 10,638 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Germany | 340 | 1:236,781 | 26,066 |
| Mexico | 334 | 1:371,635 | 7,618 |
| England | 312 | 1:178,584 | 16,169 |
| Lebanon | 309 | 1:18,243 | 2,309 |
| Poland | 276 | 1:137,713 | 19,931 |
| Israel | 274 | 1:31,232 | 4,432 |
| Ukraine | 248 | 1:183,559 | 25,065 |
| Russia | 187 | 1:770,712 | 63,938 |
| Dominican Republic | 169 | 1:61,733 | 3,013 |
| India | 102 | 1:7,520,249 | 162,050 |
| Romania | 66 | 1:304,210 | 27,263 |
| Venezuela | 64 | 1:471,939 | 9,218 |
| Austria | 53 | 1:160,669 | 21,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Switzerland | 50 | 1:164,258 | 15,252 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Kenya | 29 | 1:1,592,410 | 35,799 |
| Hungary | 28 | 1:350,581 | 25,143 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Peru | 27 | 1:1,177,190 | 20,369 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Gibraltar | 25 | 1:1,358 | 302 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Palestine | 22 | 1:206,766 | 9,351 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Serbia | 21 | 1:340,236 | 16,447 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Syria | 20 | 1:965,051 | 6,626 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 145 | 1:346,336 | 26,593 |
The alternate forms: Bárbara (593), Barbará (57), Barbarà (12), Barbàra (9), Bàrbara (6) & Barbára (2) are calculated separately.
Barbara (3,977,274) may also be a first name.
Barbara Demographics
Average Male Barbara Height
174.25 cm
Average Female Barbara Height
165.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Barbara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barbara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barbara (Arabic: باربارة, Bengali: বারবারা, Georgian: ბარბარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺑﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: बारबरा, Marathi: बाबराान्सीस, Oriya: ବାରବାରା, Russian: Барбара) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Bárbara, Barbará, Barbarà, Barbàra, Bàrbara or Barbára. For other potential spellings of Barbara click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barbara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Barbara is the 21,054th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 281,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Barbara are found; 18 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 16 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Barbara is also the 96th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 3,977,274 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,630 people, or 1 in 64,380. In The United States Barbara is most common in: Florida, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Barbara exists in 127 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and Italy, where 9 percent are found.
Barbara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Barbara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Barbara surname increased 3,883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 1,033 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Barbara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (49%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Barbara surname are 2.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.19% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Barbara earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning €34,983 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.1% more than the national average, earning $27,720,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning $42,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.76% more than the national average, earning $60,989 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barbara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara in the Georgian language | ||
| ბარბარა | barbara | - |
| Barbara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﺑﺎﺭﻩ | brbarh | - |
| Barbara in the Bengali language | ||
| বারবারা | barabara | - |
| Barbara in the Marathi language | ||
| बाबराान्सीस | babaraansisa | - |
| Barbara in the Hindi language | ||
| बारबरा | barabara | 81.82 |
| बारबारा | barabara | 9.09 |
| बरबरा | barabara | 9.09 |
| Barbara in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାରବାରା | barabara | 50 |
| ବାବର୍ରା | babarra | 50 |
| Barbara in the Russian language | ||
| Барбара | barbara | - |
| Barbara in the Arabic language | ||
| باربارة | barbart | - |
| باربرة | barbrt | - |
| بابرا | babra | - |
| باربارا | barbara | - |
| باربرا | barbra | - |
| بارباره | barbarh | - |
| بربارا | brbara | - |
| باربره | barbrh | - |
| بربارة | brbart | - |
| بربرا | brbra | - |
| برباره | brbarh | - |
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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
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