Barbara Surname

21,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Barbara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barbara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6301:64,3807,532
Brazil2,7461:77,9592,920
Italy2,3031:26,5554,745
France1,3551:49,0206,367
Australia1,2881:20,9592,911
Chad1,1551:11,7681,513
Algeria1,1001:35,1206,385
Malta1,0831:39776
Morocco9541:36,1385,814
New Zealand9291:4,874786
Argentina7721:55,3674,670
Portugal6981:14,9261,138
Spain5951:78,5756,809
Indonesia5481:241,33122,193
Philippines5041:200,86931,691
Canada3771:97,73410,638
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Germany3401:236,78126,066
Mexico3341:371,6357,618
England3121:178,58416,169
Lebanon3091:18,2432,309
Poland2761:137,71319,931
Israel2741:31,2324,432
Ukraine2481:183,55925,065
Russia1871:770,71263,938
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
India1021:7,520,249162,050
Romania661:304,21027,263
Venezuela641:471,9399,218
Austria531:160,66921,171
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Kenya291:1,592,41035,799
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Peru271:1,177,19020,369
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Gibraltar251:1,358302
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Palestine221:206,7669,351
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Serbia211:340,23616,447
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Syria201:965,0516,626
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China121:113,943,4645,994
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Curaçao41:39,312638
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Wales41:773,63329,106
Albania31:971,35222,477
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

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 Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barbara (Arabic: باربارة, Bengali: বারবারা, Georgian: ბარბარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺑﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: बारबरा, Marathi: बाबराान्सीस, Oriya: ବାରବାରା, Russian: Барбара) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Bárbara, Barbará, Barbarà, Barbàra, Bàrbara or Barbára. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,054th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 281,296 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Barbara live; 18 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 16 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 96th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 3,977,274 people.

The surname Barbara is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5,630 people, or 1 in 64,380. In The United States Barbara is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name 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 incidence of Barbara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barbara last name 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 holding the Barbara surname is primarily 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 bearing the Barbara surname are 2.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.19% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bárbara95593/
Barbará9557/
Barbarà9512/
Barbàra959/
Bàrbara956/
Barbára952/
Barbaras93587/
Barbaray93488/
Barbarat93304/
Barbarah9328/
Barbarra9325/
Barbaira9322/
Barbarai9322/
Barbarad9322/
Barbaraz932/
Baarbara932/
Barbaraa931/
Barbarza931/
Barbaroa931/
Barrbara931/
Barbeara931/
Barbaraj930/
Barbarash88173/
Barbareau88116/
Barbarach8815/
Bharbhara884/
Barbaraux883/
Barbaraha881/
Barbarasz881/
Barbarzah880/
Barbera8631,772/
Barbaro8614,713/
Barbary8614,390/
Barbari862,441/
Berbara861,809/
Barbare861,254/
Barbora86376/
Baruara86133/
Borbara8628/
Barbaró8612/
Barvara863/
Barbéra862/
Warbara861/
Varbara861/
Barbarasch8214/
Barbarreau8212/
Barbaros804,302/
Barboura803,829/
Barbarit80976/
Barbeira80631/
Barbarie80598/
Barbaree80560/
Barbaris80338/
Barbarot80242/
Barbaret80208/
Barbares80129/
Barbarii8099/
Barbarou8098/
Barbaroz8069/
Barbeary8052/
Barbarez8045/
Barbarro8034/
Barbario8031/
Barberra8021/
Barbaryi8020/
Barbaire8015/
Barbariz8012/
Barbariy8012/
Barborah8010/
Borbarah8010/
Barbaroy809/
Barbarre808/
Bourbara806/
Barboras804/
Barbarys803/
Barbhare802/
Bharbare802/
Barberau802/
Barbarey802/
Barberah802/
Barberaa801/
Bharbari801/
Barbarer801/
Barbaráh801/
Borbarat801/
Barbaroș801/
Barbarry801/
Barrbera801/
Barbareh801/
Barbarei801/
Barberay800/
Barbaroux751,223/
Barbarich75956/
Barbarosh75458/
Barbarych75279/
Barbareis75204/
Bharbhare75167/
Barbarros758/
Barbarycz758/
Barbarish757/
Barbareer757/
Barbarous751/
Borbarauh751/
Barbarett751/
Barbarree751/
Bharbhera751/
Bharwaraj751/
Barbarieh751/
Barbaresh751/
Barbeiras751/
Barbeyrat751/
Barberrah751/
Barbarott751/
Barbero7142,549/
Varvara712,542/
Borbora711,403/
Varbaro71295/
Barbarroux71174/
Barboro71172/
Berbera71136/
Barberà71114/
Barbaresch7150/
Berbora7130/
Bárbaro7126/
Barvaro7124/
Barbarosch7119/
Borbára7119/
Barbéro7116/
Barvary7111/
Warwara719/
Bairbathri715/
Barberó714/
Barbarisch713/
Bàrbera713/
Barvare712/
Barbore712/
Barbori712/
Borbare712/
Varuara712/
Barvari712/
Borbaro711/
Varbari711/
Barvora711/
Bàrbaro711/
Berbaro711/
Bárbora711/
Bãrbaro711/
Barbory711/
Baarbaroux711/
Barbeiro672,112/
Borborah67773/
Berberaj67374/
Varvaras67220/
Barbouri67185/
Barmpari67180/
Barboros6796/
Barberou6733/
Barboráš6732/
Barboure6723/
Barboroz6723/
Berbeira6719/
Barbeire6717/
Barbeiri6711/
Borbarát679/
Bourbari677/
Barborei674/
Barborza673/
Barberey673/
Barberea672/
Barberro672/
Warwarai672/
Barboris671/
Boruarah671/
Borbaros671/
Bharvarj671/
Varbaroi671/
Barboury671/
Barbeyre671/
Barboret671/
Warwarah671/
Baarbero671/
Barborer670/
Barborea670/
Barberei670/

Barbara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barbara in the Georgian language
ბარბარაbarbara-
Barbara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﺑﺎﺭﻩbrbarh-
Barbara in the Bengali language
বারবারাbarabara-
Barbara in the Marathi language
बाबराान्सीसbabaraansisa-
Barbara in the Hindi language
बारबराbarabara81.82
बारबाराbarabara9.09
बरबराbarabara9.09
Barbara in the Oriya language
ବାରବାରାbarabara50
ବାବର୍ରାbabarra50
Barbara in the Russian language
Барбараbarbara-
Barbara in the Arabic language
باربارةbarbart-
باربرةbarbrt-
بابراbabra-
بارباراbarbara-
باربراbarbra-
باربارهbarbarh-
برباراbrbara-
باربرهbarbrh-
بربارةbrbart-
بربراbrbra-
بربارهbrbarh-

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