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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) is more commonly found in Chile than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bärra, Barrá, Barrã or Bàrrà. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barra? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 8,952^nd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 115,087 people. The surname Barra is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Barra reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 34 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 61,091^st most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 10,035 people.

Barra is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is borne by 18,964 people, or 1 in 929. In Chile Barra is mostly concentrated 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 last name exists in 104 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Barra Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Barra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barra last name rose 4,244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 911 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barra Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Barra surname are 2.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.8% registered with the political 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.