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Where Does The Last Name Barbu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Barbu (Hindi: बरबू, Marathi: बबुर्, Oriya: ବାବୁ, Russian: Барбу) is most common in Romania. It can also appear in the variant forms: Barbú. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Barbu is the 9,797^th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 126,417 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Barbu live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 429,755^th most common given name on earth, held by 403 people.

The surname Barbu is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 51,805 people, or 1 in 388. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent live, Dolj County, where 8 percent live and Prahova County, where 6 percent live. Besides Romania Barbu exists in 71 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Barbu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Barbu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barbu last name grew 14,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barbu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Barbu surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Barbu surname are 1.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barbu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.52% less than the national average, earning €8,251 per year; in Norway they earn 44.19% more than the national average, earning 499,006 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.88% more than the national average, earning $51,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $52,701 CAD per year.