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

Barends is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Bärends. Click here for further possible spellings of Barends.

How Common Is The Last Name Barends? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,750th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 831,342 people. The surname Barends is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Barends live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Barends is also the 1,321,957th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 56 people.

The surname Barends is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,933 people, or 1 in 10,983. In South Africa Barends is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 53 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 12 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.

Barends Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barends has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,392 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barends Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barends surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.78% being 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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  • 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 Barends
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