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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 found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Bárbara, Barbará, Barbarà, Barbàra, Bàrbara or Barbára. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbara? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 21,054^th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 281,296 people. This surname is mostly 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 96^th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,977,274 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held 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. Excluding The United States Barbara is found in 127 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Italy, where 9 percent live.

Barbara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Barbara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 adherence of those bearing the last name 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.19% registered with 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.