Barends Surname

57,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Barends Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barends Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,9331:10,9831,371
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Netherlands9421:17,9272,787
Indonesia2361:560,37845,049
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
England491:1,137,10353,999
Australia451:599,90442,958
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Chile291:607,46514,668
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Bärends (1) are calculated separately.

Barends (56) may also be a first name.

Barends Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barends has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as: Bärends. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barends? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,750th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 831,342 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Barends are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 56 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,933 people, or 1 in 10,983. In South Africa Barends is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 53 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 12 percent reside. Barring South Africa it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 26 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

Barends Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barends has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barends surname rose 1,392 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barends Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Barends are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.78% registered with the party.

The amount Barends earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.01% less than the national average, earning R 182,964 per year; in United States they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning $41,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26% more than the national average, earning $62,599 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bärends951/
Barendse934,715/
Baerends93171/
Baarends93133/
Barendsz9325/
Barrends9311/
Barendts931/
Bahrends930/
Barend921,878/
Barnds92107/
Baarendse88108/
Barendsch881/
Berends869,271/
Barents86575/
Barendt86288/
Barendz8623/
Borends8615/
Bérends869/
Barndts865/
Barrend862/
Bahrend861/
Batrend860/
Barinds860/
Bearnds860/
Barnd83293/
Behrends808,857/
Beerends80284/
Berendts8082/
Bherends8043/
Baerents8025/
Barentsz8021/
Bahrendt807/
Berrends803/
Barriend802/
Bährends801/
Barentse801/
Borendse801/
Barndt771,506/
Barenz77237/
Bernds77190/
Barnts77151/
Barent77119/
Varend7766/
Bornds7726/
Barind773/
Borend771/
Barncs771/
Baremd771/
Barnzs771/
Bairnd770/
Behrendts7549/
Barrients758/
Beahrendt751/
Bauthrend750/
Berents71389/
Beyrend7164/
Barzenc7157/
Barentz7148/
Baerenz7141/
Barenth7141/
Baurent7139/
Berndts7128/
Barient7123/
Barrent7122/
Vaarend7119/
Barentsova7117/
Baehrendtz7117/
Barentt7116/
Barente7116/
Warents7112/
Bearndt7110/
Berinds714/
Bharndt713/
Baarent711/
Berhnds711/
Borendt711/
Baremdt711/
Barench711/
Bearent710/
Barndte710/
Bohrend710/
Behrnds710/
Barnt67195/
Barrient6798/
Beaurent6754/
Beerents6738/
Behrents6723/
Barnz6716/
Behrenzs6711/
Behrendz678/
Bahrentsova678/
Baerentz675/
Bornd674/
Bayrente673/
Baehrenz673/
Barnc673/
Beurendt672/
Barrente672/
Berendtz672/
Behrndts671/
Baharind671/
Bohrendt671/
Barrentt671/
Bairrent670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barends
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