Barbosa Surname
Approximately 1,953,405 people bear this surname
Barbosa Surname Definition:
One who came from Barbosa, the name of many places in Portugal; one with a beard.
Originated in Portugal. One branch in Italy and another in Colombia.
Read More About This SurnameBarbosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,711,235 | 1:125 | 17 |
| Colombia | 43,645 | 1:1,095 | 237 |
| Portugal | 38,630 | 1:270 | 47 |
| Mexico | 33,749 | 1:3,678 | 497 |
| Angola | 28,790 | 1:937 | 161 |
| Mozambique | 19,157 | 1:1,423 | 347 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 17,429 | 1:99 | 34 |
| United States | 16,116 | 1:22,491 | 2,824 |
| Philippines | 11,366 | 1:8,907 | 820 |
| Argentina | 6,175 | 1:6,922 | 694 |
| France | 6,082 | 1:10,921 | 1,073 |
| Spain | 5,211 | 1:8,972 | 1,066 |
| Cape Verde | 2,970 | 1:178 | 46 |
| Venezuela | 1,681 | 1:17,968 | 1,345 |
| Canada | 1,587 | 1:23,217 | 3,161 |
| India | 1,196 | 1:641,359 | 30,374 |
| Ecuador | 1,097 | 1:14,499 | 2,232 |
| England | 654 | 1:85,196 | 9,342 |
| Cuba | 572 | 1:20,145 | 1,268 |
| Bolivia | 522 | 1:20,338 | 1,672 |
| Uruguay | 458 | 1:7,493 | 835 |
| Nicaragua | 328 | 1:18,357 | 944 |
| South Africa | 304 | 1:178,216 | 19,593 |
| Switzerland | 304 | 1:27,016 | 4,154 |
| Peru | 292 | 1:108,850 | 6,678 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 277 | 1:641 | 115 |
| Puerto Rico | 257 | 1:13,814 | 595 |
| Chile | 252 | 1:69,907 | 2,872 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Paraguay | 236 | 1:30,664 | 1,046 |
| Germany | 228 | 1:353,094 | 34,155 |
| Thailand | 210 | 1:336,373 | 58,236 |
| Suriname | 173 | 1:3,194 | 558 |
| Belgium | 152 | 1:75,636 | 11,994 |
| Swaziland | 152 | 1:8,541 | 460 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| Netherlands | 142 | 1:118,924 | 18,728 |
| Andorra | 110 | 1:762 | 122 |
| Italy | 96 | 1:637,049 | 57,270 |
| Romania | 84 | 1:239,022 | 22,817 |
| Panama | 68 | 1:57,533 | 2,676 |
| Luxembourg | 62 | 1:9,364 | 1,516 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Guatemala | 46 | 1:349,623 | 4,757 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| East Timor | 36 | 1:33,776 | 107 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Belize | 27 | 1:13,166 | 1,489 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Micronesia | 24 | 1:4,427 | 583 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Bermuda | 19 | 1:3,436 | 515 |
| Japan | 19 | 1:6,728,647 | 42,320 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Senegal | 13 | 1:1,121,488 | 3,334 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 1:1,057,315 | 4,053 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Bărbosa (4) & Bárbosa (1) are calculated separately.
Barbosa (659) may also be a first name.
Barbosa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Barbosa, the name of many places in Portugal; one with a beard.
Originated in Portugal. One branch in Italy and another in Colombia.
User-submitted Reference
Descendants of a Spanish Cond of Cellanova city in Galiza.
- pedrobarbosaBarbosa Demographics
Average Barbosa Salary in
United States
$39,895 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Barbosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barbosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barbosa (Arabic: باربوسا, Hindi: बारबोसा, Marathi: बारबोसा, Russian: Барбоса) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bărbosa or Bárbosa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barbosa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 277th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,731 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Barbosa reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 88 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 323,427th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 659 people.
This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,711,235 people, or 1 in 125. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 20 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent are found and Bahia, where 9 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name exists in 122 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 2 percent are found and Portugal, where 2 percent are found.
Barbosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Barbosa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Barbosa surname rose 537,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 16,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Barbosa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Barbosa are 44.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.79% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Barbosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.54% less than the national average, earning €11,249 per year; in Norway they earn 39.34% less than the national average, earning 209,916 kr per year; in Peru they earn 146.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,758 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.16% more than the national average, earning R 361,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $23,495,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.54% less than the national average, earning $39,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $51,926 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barbosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barbosa in the Hindi language | ||
| बारबोसा | barabosa | - |
| Barbosa in the Marathi language | ||
| बारबोसा | barabosa | 44.44 |
| बरबोसा | barabosa | 33.33 |
| बारबोजा | baraboja | 22.22 |
| Barbosa in the Russian language | ||
| Барбоса | barbosa | - |
| Barbosa in the Arabic language | ||
| باربوسا | barbwsa | - |
| بربوسا | brbwsa | - |
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Barbosa Reference & Research
Barbosa Surname Article - An article on the Portugese-language Wikipedia.
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