Barnabe Surname

45,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Chad

Barnabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barnabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6,5051:32,9091,387
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
Canada6281:58,6716,912
France5901:112,58116,859
Italy3841:159,26224,561
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Benin301:344,52026,827
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
England71:7,959,723202,100
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Barnabé (1,977) & Barnabè (43) are calculated separately.

Barnabe (30,952) may also be a first name.

Barnabe Last Name Facts

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

Barnabe (Georgian: ბარნაბე, Russian: Барнабэ) is most common in Brazil. It can appear as a variant: Barnabé or Barnabè. For other potential spellings of Barnabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barnabe is the 45,500th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 639,090 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Barnabe live; 57 percent live in South America and 57 percent live in Luso-South America. Barnabe is also the 27,256th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 30,952 people.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 6,505 people, or 1 in 32,909. In Brazil Barnabe is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 32 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent live and Pernambuco, where 5 percent live. Besides Brazil it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 13 percent live and Chad, where 11 percent live.

Barnabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barnabe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 13,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barnabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barnabe last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barnabe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.64% less than the national average, earning $37,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $44,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Barnabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barnabe in the Georgian language
ბარნაბეbarnabe-
Barnabe in the Russian language
Барнабэbarnabe-

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Footnotes

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