Barbra Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Barbra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barbra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya971:476,08124,779
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Barbra (59,438) may also be a first name.

Barbra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barbra (Hindi: बावरा, Russian: Барбра) occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,348,199th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Barbra is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Barbra are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Barbra is also the 15,973rd most numerous forename on earth It is held by 59,438 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 476,081. In Kenya Barbra is most common in: Nairobi County, where 84 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 9 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent reside.

Barbra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Barbra surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barbrau9245/
Bharbra9213/
Barbray927/
Barrbra926/
Barbrah924/
Barbrha921/
Barbreau86201/
Barbraud8629/
Barbraux860/
Barbry831,324/
Barbre831,289/
Barbri83399/
Barbro83161/
Berbra8386/
Barbré8318/
Barbrault8019/
Barbrey77256/
Barbree77226/
Barbret77114/
Barbrie7780/
Barbros772/
Barbred772/
Bharbro771/
Barbrii771/
Barbruy771/
Barwrah771/
Barrbro771/
Barrbre771/
Barbrer770/
Barbrich7145/
Bharbhre711/
Barrbrot711/
Barbrych711/
Barbroux710/
Varvra671/
Barbreish671/
Varbre671/
Warwra671/
Warbro671/
Berbro671/
Bourbreau671/
Borbre670/
Barvro670/
Warvra670/

Barbra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barbra in the Hindi language
बावराbavara50
बारबराbarabara50
Barbra in the Russian language
Барбраbarbra-

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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
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  • 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 Barbra
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