Barbarah Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Botswana

Barbarah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barbarah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Barbaráh (1) are calculated separately.

Barbarah (1,163) may also be a first name.

Barbarah Last Name Facts

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

Barbarah is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Barbaráh. For other possible spellings of Barbarah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbarah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Barbarah are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 232,985th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,163 people.

The surname Barbarah is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 5,484,466. In Iran Barbarah is most prevalent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 57 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 43 percent reside. Outside of Iran it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barbarah
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