Barents Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Barents Surname Definition:

“Bear” in Old Dutch, (Berlin). Also Berndt, Bernard, Behrens, etc.

Barents Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3061:55,1879,490
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
France761:873,983102,402
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Barents (12) may also be a first name.

Barents Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Bear” in Old Dutch, (Berlin). Also Berndt, Bernard, Behrens, etc.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Barents Last Name Facts

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

Barents (Arabic: برانتس) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barents? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 554,308th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Barents are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Barents is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 55,187. In The Netherlands Barents is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 49 percent live, North Holland, where 12 percent live and South Holland, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Barents Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barents has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barents Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barents surname are 13.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barents earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.81% more than the national average, earning $52,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $48,929 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baerents9325/
Barentsz9321/
Barentse931/
Barendts931/
Barnts92151/
Barent92119/
Barrients888/
Barends868,766/
Berents86389/
Barendt86288/
Barentz8648/
Barenth8641/
Baurent8639/
Barient8623/
Barrent8622/
Barentt8616/
Barente8616/
Warents8612/
Barndts865/
Baarent861/
Bearent860/
Barnt83195/
Barentsova8217/
Barendse804,715/
Baerends80171/
Baarends80133/
Barrient8098/
Berendts8082/
Beaurent8054/
Beerents8038/
Barendsz8025/
Behrents8023/
Barrends8011/
Bahrendt807/
Baerentz805/
Bayrente803/
Barrente802/
Barrentt801/
Bahrends800/
Bairrent800/
Bahrentsova788/
Barend771,878/
Barndt771,506/
Barenz77237/
Bernts77197/
Barnds77107/
Borent7724/
Bárent7712/
Barntt7711/
Varent779/
Barncs771/
Barnzs771/
Barnth770/
Bornts770/
Bairnt770/
Barntz770/
Barnte770/
Bearnt770/
Baarendse75108/
Behrendts7549/
Behrentzs7514/
Barentová758/
Barrientz758/
Beahrendt751/
Barendsch751/
Bairrient750/
Berends719,271/
Varentsova711,421/
Berentz71185/
Beyrent7187/
Barzenc7157/
Baerenz7141/
Bearint7134/
Berndts7128/
Barendz7123/
Bearnth7121/
Baehrendtz7117/
Borends7115/
Borente7111/
Bearndt7110/
Bérends719/
Barintsova713/
Bharndt713/
Borentsova712/
Borentz712/
Barrend712/
Bearntt711/
Berints711/
Varrent711/
Warentz711/
Bahrend711/
Bärends711/
Borendt711/
Berrnts711/
Baremdt711/
Barench711/
Bargint710/
Bearntz710/
Batrend710/
Barinds710/
Bohrent710/
Bearnds710/
Barntte710/
Barrntz710/
Behrends678,857/
Bornt67405/
Barnd67293/
Beerends67284/
Bherends6743/
Behrentz6737/
Barnz6716/
Bährentz6715/
Berntsch6714/
Berenthz6711/
Behrenzs6711/
Bohrentsova675/
Berrends673/
Baehrenz673/
Barnc673/
Beurendt672/
Berendtz672/
Barriend672/
Borrente671/
Behrndts671/
Bohrendt671/
Bährends671/
Borendse671/
Bahryntsova671/

Barents Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barents in the Arabic language
برانتسbrants-

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