Barbosa Surname

277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,953,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Guinea-Bissau

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.

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Barbosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,711,2351:12517
Colombia43,6451:1,095237
Portugal38,6301:27047
Mexico33,7491:3,678497
Angola28,7901:937161
Mozambique19,1571:1,423347
Guinea-Bissau17,4291:9934
United States16,1161:22,4912,824
Philippines11,3661:8,907820
Argentina6,1751:6,922694
France6,0821:10,9211,073
Spain5,2111:8,9721,066
Cape Verde2,9701:17846
Venezuela1,6811:17,9681,345
Canada1,5871:23,2173,161
India1,1961:641,35930,374
Ecuador1,0971:14,4992,232
England6541:85,1969,342
Cuba5721:20,1451,268
Bolivia5221:20,3381,672
Uruguay4581:7,493835
Nicaragua3281:18,357944
South Africa3041:178,21619,593
Switzerland3041:27,0164,154
Peru2921:108,8506,678
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
São Tomé and Príncipe2771:641115
Puerto Rico2571:13,814595
Chile2521:69,9072,872
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
Paraguay2361:30,6641,046
Germany2281:353,09434,155
Thailand2101:336,37358,236
Suriname1731:3,194558
Belgium1521:75,63611,994
Swaziland1521:8,541460
Australia1471:183,64418,462
Netherlands1421:118,92418,728
Andorra1101:762122
Italy961:637,04957,270
Romania841:239,02222,817
Panama681:57,5332,676
Luxembourg621:9,3641,516
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Guatemala461:349,6234,757
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
East Timor361:33,776107
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Belize271:13,1661,489
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Micronesia241:4,427583
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Norway231:223,57824,793
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Bermuda191:3,436515
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Wales111:281,32115,850
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
China61:227,886,92811,701
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Finland61:916,11741,832
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Macau61:100,272488
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Descendants of a Spanish Cond of Cellanova city in Galiza.

- pedrobarbosa

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bărbosa954/
Bárbosa951/
Barbossa93129/
Barbosas9336/
Barrbosa9325/
Baarbosa9319/
Barbosza9313/
Basrbosa939/
Barbosaa937/
Barbodsa935/
Barboosa934/
Barboisa934/
Barbozsa932/
Barbosca931/
Barbousa931/
Barbosad931/
Batrbosa931/
Baerbosa931/
Barbhosa931/
Barbosoa931/
Barbosha931/
Barbosia931/
Barbosaas881/
Barboza86228,173/
Barbasa861,493/
Barvosa86348/
Barboso86209/
Barboja86183/
Borbosa86182/
Barbusa86119/
Barbose8685/
Berbosa8682/
Barbesa8637/
Varbosa8633/
Barbosi8631/
Barboca8610/
Barboxa864/
Baruosa861/
Barboussas8213/
Barboussat8212/
Barbutsa80341/
Barbassa80193/
Barbozza8014/
Barbasia8010/
Barbosse8010/
Bharboza808/
Barbosso806/
Barrboza806/
Barbasza805/
Barbouza805/
Barbosio804/
Barbasha803/
Barbouse803/
Barborza803/
Barbozas803/
Barbosci802/
Barbozaa802/
Barbojha801/
Bàárbosa801/
Barbooza801/
Barbasad801/
Barbozaz801/
Vaarbosa801/
Barboucha751,580/
Barbassat7573/
Barboussi754/
Barbosych751/
Barbashoa751/
Barbhouse751/
Barbosche750/
Barbaza71977/
Berboso71627/
Barbaso71511/
Barvoza71260/
Barboco71212/
Barbajo71140/
Barbusi7157/
Barbazo7140/
Barbaca7138/
Barbozo7137/
Barbazi7134/
Barbace7131/
Borboza7125/
Varvosa7121/
Barbaco7118/
Barbase7116/
Barbuza7115/
Barwasa7114/
Varboza7114/
Barbazy7112/
Barbasy7112/
Barvasa7110/
Bharbhooja719/
Barboze718/
Berboza717/
Barboutsis716/
Barbaçi715/
Barbaça714/
Borboso714/
Barbuso713/
Barbuse712/
Barbaća712/
Barboçi712/
Barboci711/
Barboussis711/
Vorbosa711/
Barbóza711/
Barbozà711/
Barbaço711/
Berbesa711/
Borvosa711/
Baruoza711/
Barbesà711/
Barbazza671,386/
Barbache67625/
Barbasso67399/
Barbachi67392/
Barbusse67356/
Barbuzza67342/
Barbusci67132/
Borbouse67127/
Barbucha6788/
Barbasio6769/
Barbassi6740/
Barbesso6738/
Barbacid6735/
Barbasse6723/
Barbusio6716/
Barbacha6716/
Barbutsy6716/
Barbazzo6716/
Barbajas6712/
Barbashi6710/
Barbazia678/
Barbacho677/
Barbutse676/
Barbaces675/
Barvasha674/
Barbacia674/
Barbagia674/
Barbussi673/
Barbozzi672/
Barbucia672/
Barbarza671/
Barbesho671/
Barbocio671/
Bharbasi671/
Borbosee671/
Barbushe671/
Barbucio671/
Barbagio671/
Barvoshi671/
Barbajou671/
Barbucis671/

Barbosa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barbosa in the Hindi language
बारबोसाbarabosa-
Barbosa in the Marathi language
बारबोसाbarabosa44.44
बरबोसाbarabosa33.33
बारबोजाbaraboja22.22
Barbosa in the Russian language
Барбосаbarbosa-
Barbosa in the Arabic language
باربوساbarbwsa-
بربوساbrbwsa-

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Barbosa Reference & Research

Barbosa Surname Article - An article on the Portugese-language Wikipedia.

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