Barnaba Surname

22,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Barnaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barnaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania10,2211:5,180686
Sudan4,7601:7,8801,122
South Sudan4,7561:2,400474
Italy2,5891:23,6224,140
United States6061:598,11748,731
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Kenya2231:207,08514,906
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
Argentina931:459,60734,406
France901:738,03091,686
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Croatia381:111,27917,038
Australia311:870,82953,581
Belgium261:442,17945,013
India191:40,371,862445,856
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Austria151:567,69652,281
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Benin111:939,60046,216
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Gambia41:480,863548
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Barnabà (51), Barnabá (6) & Bárnaba (2) are calculated separately.

Barnaba (15,939) may also be a first name.

Barnaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barnaba (Bengali: বার্নাবা, Georgian: ბარნაბა, Oriya: ବାରନବା, Russian: Барнаба) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant: Barnabà, Barnabá or Bárnaba. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barnaba is the 22,227th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 297,962 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Barnaba reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 44,537th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 15,939 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 10,221 people, or 1 in 5,180. In Tanzania Barnaba is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 11 percent live, Singida Region, where 9 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Barnaba occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 19 percent live and South Sudan, where 19 percent live.

Barnaba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barnaba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barnaba last name grew 8,657 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barnaba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Barnaba last name are 17.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Barnaba earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning €34,285 per year; in United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.46% less than the national average, earning $37,033 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Barnaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barnaba in the Georgian language
ბარნაბაbarnaba-
Barnaba in the Bengali language
বার্নাবাbarnaba-
Barnaba in the Oriya language
ବାରନବାbaranaba50
ପଧାନpadhana50
Barnaba in the Russian language
Барнабаbarnaba-

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Footnotes

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