Barbary Surname

36,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Barbary Surname Definition:

BARBERIE: Barberi, famous of old forits abbey (1170), is a parish near Falaise, in Normandy.

Barbary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8,9081:10,3211,237
Lebanon2,3221:2,428460
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Australia7121:37,9154,939
France6861:96,82614,161
United States5511:657,82052,659
England1181:472,18730,747
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Palestine301:151,6288,274
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Burkina Faso151:1,223,47311,207
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Barbary (200) may also be a first name.

Barbary Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BARBERIE: Barberi, famous of old forits abbey (1170), is a parish near Falaise, in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Barbary Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barbary (Arabic: البربري) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Barbary.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbary? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,645th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 506,431 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Barbary reside; 62 percent reside in North Africa and 62 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Barbary is also the 640,739th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 200 people.

The last name Barbary is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 8,908 people, or 1 in 10,321. Not including Egypt this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 16 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Barbary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barbary has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barbary surname expanded 336 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barbary Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Barbary surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (89%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Barbary last name are 5.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barbary earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning $47,271 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barbaray93488/
Barbeary9352/
Barbaryi9320/
Barbariy9312/
Barbaroy939/
Barbarys933/
Barbarey932/
Barbarry931/
Barbarych88279/
Barbarycz888/
Barbara8625,907/
Barbery865,213/
Barbari862,441/
Barbare861,254/
Barwary86274/
Berbary8679/
Barbará8657/
Barvary8611/
Barbéry861/
Barbory861/
Warbary860/
Barbarit80976/
Barbarie80598/
Barbaree80560/
Barbaris80338/
Barbaret80208/
Barbares80129/
Barbarii8099/
Barberry8078/
Barbarez8045/
Barbario8031/
Barbarra8025/
Barbaira8022/
Barbarai8022/
Barbaire8015/
Barbariz8012/
Barbarre808/
Barberey803/
Barbhare802/
Bharbare802/
Baarbara802/
Barbaraa801/
Barbarza801/
Bharbari801/
Barbarer801/
Barbaroa801/
Barboury801/
Barbareh801/
Barrbara801/
Barbarei801/
Barbeara801/
Barbaraj800/
Barberay800/
Barbarich75956/
Barbareis75204/
Bharbhare75167/
Barbarish757/
Barbareer757/
Bharbhara754/
Barbarett751/
Barbarree751/
Barbarieh751/
Barbaresh751/
Berbari719,727/
Barberi716,506/
Bárbara71593/
Barwari71461/
Barbora71376/
Barbere71182/
Berbare71176/
Baruara71133/
Berbery71128/
Barbaresch7150/
Barware7146/
Borbara7128/
Barbàra719/
Bairbathri715/
Warwary714/
Varvary713/
Barbarisch713/
Baruari713/
Barwory713/
Barvara713/
Barvare712/
Barbore712/
Barbori712/
Borbare712/
Barbára712/
Barvari712/
Warbara711/
Varbari711/
Warbory711/
Borbory711/
Barbère711/
Barbéri711/
Varbara711/
Barboura673,829/
Barbeira67631/
Barberie67227/
Barbouri67185/
Barmpari67180/
Barberee67136/
Barberii6767/
Barboure6723/
Berbarie6717/
Barbeire6717/
Barbeiri6711/
Bourbari677/
Bourbara676/
Barwaire675/
Barberri674/
Barborei674/
Barborza673/
Berberry672/
Barberea672/
Barberre672/
Baruhare672/
Barboris671/
Bharvarj671/
Bharwari671/
Varbaroi671/
Barbuiri671/
Barberij671/
Barbeyre671/
Barboret671/
Borboryo671/
Baruasri671/
Bourbery670/
Barborer670/
Barborea670/
Bharberi670/
Barberei670/

Barbary Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barbary in the Arabic language
البربريalbrbry-

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Barbary Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barbary
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