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 Barbara Salary in
United States
$42,001 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Barbara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barbara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barbara (Arabic: باربارة, Bengali: বারবারা, Georgian: ბარბარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺑﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: बारबरा, Marathi: बाबराान्सीस, Oriya: ବାରବାରା, Russian: Барбара) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bárbara, Barbará, Barbarà, Barbàra, Bàrbara or Barbára. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Barbara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 21,054th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 281,296 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Barbara live; 18 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 16 percent live in Anglo-North America. Barbara is also the 96th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 3,977,274 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 5,630 people, or 1 in 64,380. In The United States Barbara is primarily found in: Florida, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 127 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Italy, where 9 percent live.
Barbara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Barbara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barbara last name grew 3,883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,033 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Barbara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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 last name are 2.04% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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