Barnaba Surname
Approximately 24,458 people bear this surname
Barnaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10,221 | 1:5,180 | 686 |
| Sudan | 4,760 | 1:7,880 | 1,122 |
| South Sudan | 4,756 | 1:2,400 | 474 |
| Italy | 2,589 | 1:23,622 | 4,140 |
| United States | 606 | 1:598,117 | 48,731 |
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Kenya | 223 | 1:207,085 | 14,906 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| Argentina | 93 | 1:459,607 | 34,406 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Croatia | 38 | 1:111,279 | 17,038 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Barnabà (51), Barnabá (6) & Bárnaba (2) are calculated separately.
Barnaba (15,939) may also be a first name.
Barnaba Demographics
Barnaba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 may appear as: Barnabà, Barnabá or Bárnaba. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Barnaba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 22,227th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 297,962 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Barnaba are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Barnaba is also the 44,537th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 15,939 people.
Barnaba is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10,221 people, or 1 in 5,180. In Tanzania Barnaba is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 11 percent reside, Singida Region, where 9 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 19 percent reside and South Sudan, where 19 percent reside.
Barnaba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Barnaba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barnaba surname increased 8,657 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Barnaba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Barnaba surname are 17.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.21% being registered to vote for 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barnaba in the Georgian language | ||
| ბარნაბა | barnaba | - |
| Barnaba in the Bengali language | ||
| বার্নাবা | barnaba | - |
| Barnaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାରନବା | baranaba | 50 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 50 |
| Barnaba in the Russian language | ||
| Барнаба | barnaba | - |
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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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- 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 Barnaba
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