Barbesa Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Barbesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barbesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
France121:5,535,227269,324
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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

Barbesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barbesa occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Barbesà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbesa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barbesa is the 3,228,735th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Barbesa reside; 65 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,948,002. In Spain it is most numerous in: Catalonia, where 100 percent reside. Other than Spain it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Barbesa
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