Barbosu Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Barbosu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barbosu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania7201:27,8863,570
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Bărbosu (316) are calculated separately.

Barbosu Last Name Facts

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

Barbosu is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bărbosu. For other potential spellings of Barbosu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbosu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 453,475th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Barbosu reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Barbosu is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 720 people, or 1 in 27,886. In Romania Barbosu is mostly concentrated in: Suceava County, where 26 percent reside, Vaslui County, where 15 percent reside and Dolj County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Romania it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Barbosu Last Name Statistics demography

Barbosu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 83.01% less than the national average, earning $7,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bărbosu95316/
Barbozu862/
Barbascu80239/
Barbusiu8051/
Barbajou801/
Barbachou7542/
Barbessou7513/
Barbashou751/
Barbachoux7115/
Bărbăscu6780/
Bärbäscu671/
Berbessou63141/
Barwassou631/
Boruasu571/
Varvouzou5029/
Varvatsou504/

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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 Barbosu
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