Barents Surname
Approximately 575 people bear this surname
Barents Surname Definition:
“Bear” in Old Dutch, (Berlin). Also Berndt, Bernard, Behrens, etc.
Barents Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 306 | 1:55,187 | 9,490 |
| United States | 117 | 1:3,097,940 | 179,693 |
| France | 76 | 1:873,983 | 102,402 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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.
Barents Demographics
Average Barents Salary in
United States
$52,561 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Barents Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barents in the Arabic language | ||
| برانتس | brants | - |
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Footnotes
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