Barra Surname
Approximately 63,322 people bear this surname
Barra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 18,964 | 1:929 | 208 |
| Italy | 10,308 | 1:5,933 | 740 |
| Brazil | 7,103 | 1:30,139 | 1,277 |
| Philippines | 3,615 | 1:28,005 | 3,907 |
| France | 2,834 | 1:23,438 | 2,739 |
| Peru | 2,648 | 1:12,003 | 1,636 |
| United States | 2,589 | 1:140,000 | 14,578 |
| Argentina | 2,515 | 1:16,995 | 1,479 |
| Mexico | 1,663 | 1:74,640 | 3,249 |
| Spain | 1,643 | 1:28,455 | 2,924 |
| Bolivia | 1,630 | 1:6,513 | 829 |
| Portugal | 962 | 1:10,830 | 918 |
| Morocco | 920 | 1:37,474 | 6,047 |
| Burkina Faso | 841 | 1:21,822 | 1,456 |
| Ivory Coast | 533 | 1:43,286 | 2,778 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Germany | 390 | 1:206,424 | 23,524 |
| India | 362 | 1:2,118,965 | 71,393 |
| Benin | 348 | 1:29,700 | 3,915 |
| Seychelles | 282 | 1:328 | 61 |
| Poland | 254 | 1:149,641 | 21,405 |
| Algeria | 251 | 1:153,911 | 19,922 |
| Australia | 212 | 1:127,338 | 13,906 |
| Venezuela | 178 | 1:169,686 | 4,983 |
| Indonesia | 161 | 1:821,424 | 62,240 |
| Iraq | 152 | 1:230,406 | 5,073 |
| Ecuador | 118 | 1:134,795 | 6,841 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Niger | 108 | 1:177,704 | 6,255 |
| Belgium | 104 | 1:110,545 | 16,500 |
| Switzerland | 104 | 1:78,970 | 9,101 |
| Hungary | 100 | 1:98,163 | 9,529 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Colombia | 72 | 1:663,529 | 7,854 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Romania | 54 | 1:371,812 | 31,284 |
| Haiti | 49 | 1:218,039 | 8,036 |
| Senegal | 44 | 1:331,349 | 1,750 |
| Panama | 43 | 1:90,983 | 3,586 |
| El Salvador | 37 | 1:171,456 | 1,965 |
| Uruguay | 26 | 1:131,991 | 12,009 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Andorra | 10 | 1:8,384 | 1,259 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
The alternate forms: Bärra (1), Barrá (1), Barrã (1) & Bàrrà (1) are calculated separately.
Barra (10,035) may also be a first name.
Barra Demographics
Average Barra Salary in
United States
$42,367 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Barra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barra (Arabic: بارا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: बर्रा, Marathi: बार, Oriya: ବରର୍ା, Russian: Барра) occurs more in Chile more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Bärra, Barrá, Barrã or Bàrrà. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Barra? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,952nd most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 115,087 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Barra reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 34 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Barra is also the 61,091st most widely held first name in the world It is held by 10,035 people.
The last name Barra is most widely held in Chile, where it is held by 18,964 people, or 1 in 929. In Chile Barra is most frequent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 38 percent live, Bío Bío Region, where 24 percent live and Araucanía Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Chile this surname exists in 104 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.
Barra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Barra has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 4,244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 911 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Barra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Barra last name are 2.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.8% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Barra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.24% more than the national average, earning €45,416 per year; in Norway they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning 404,663 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,164 per year; in South Africa they earn 371.62% more than the national average, earning R 1,120,750 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $20,790,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $42,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.24% more than the national average, earning $58,744 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barra in the Hindi language | ||
| बर्रा | barra | 92.16 |
| बार््र | barra | 1.96 |
| बार्रा | barra | 1.96 |
| बर्र | barra | 1.96 |
| Barra in the Oriya language | ||
| ବରର୍ା | barara | 66.67 |
| ବାରର୍ା | barara | 33.33 |
| Barra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺭﻩ | barh | 60.61 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﺓ | bart | 13.13 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﺍ | bara | 9.09 |
| ﺑﺮﻩ | brh | 5.05 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺭﻩ | albarh | 5.05 |
| ﺑﺎﺭ | bar | 4.04 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺭﺓ | albart | 3.03 |
| Barra in the Marathi language | ||
| बार | bara | 57.14 |
| बर | bara | 28.57 |
| बररा | barara | 14.29 |
| Barra in the Russian language | ||
| Барра | barra | - |
| Barra in the Arabic language | ||
| بارا | bara | - |
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Footnotes
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