Barbaro Surname

35,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Barbaro Surname User-submission:

The Barbaro surname derives from the Latin term barbarus, which, in turn, derives from the Greek (βάρβαρος) way of defining who had a speech incomprehensible, that is bar bar, or even from a barbarian nickname that stands for 'foreigner'.

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Barbaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,1321:7,5201,041
United States2,1011:172,51717,392
Argentina1,1191:38,1983,200
Australia1,1041:24,4533,345
Brazil7961:268,93810,358
France5971:111,26116,626
Canada2371:155,46715,773
Luxembourg911:6,380951
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Croatia591:71,67112,734
Belgium501:229,93329,007
England431:1,295,76958,667
Malta361:11,952723
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
India121:63,922,115578,870
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Bárbaro (26), Barbaró (12), Bàrbaro (1) & Bãrbaro (1) are calculated separately.

Barbaro (9,694) may also be a first name.

Barbaro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Barbaro surname derives from the Latin term barbarus, which, in turn, derives from the Greek (βάρβαρος) way of defining who had a speech incomprehensible, that is bar bar, or even from a barbarian nickname that stands for 'foreigner'.

The surname Barbaro is spread throughout Italy, but it's more common in the south of the state.

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Barbaro Last Name Facts

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

Barbaro (Arabic: بربارو, Russian: Барбаро) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bárbaro, Barbaró, Bàrbaro or Bãrbaro. Click here to see other possible spellings of Barbaro.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbaro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barbaro is the 35,851st most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 495,313 people. The surname Barbaro occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Barbaro live; 56 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent live in Italic Europe. Barbaro is also the 62,551st most frequent first name globally It is held by 9,694 people.

The surname Barbaro is most frequently held in Italy, where it is borne by 8,132 people, or 1 in 7,520. In Italy Barbaro is mostly found in: Calabria, where 24 percent are found, Sicily, where 17 percent are found and Apulia, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy Barbaro is found in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Barbaro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barbaro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barbaro surname expanded 8,754 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barbaro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Barbaro surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Barbaro are 4.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.48% being registered with the party.

The amount Barbaro earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning €33,752 per year; in United States they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $49,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.75% more than the national average, earning $59,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Barbaro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barbaro in the Russian language
Барбароbarbaro-
Barbaro in the Arabic language
برباروbrbarw-

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