Where Does The Last Name Barra Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Barra (Arabic: بارا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: बर्रा, Marathi: बार, Oriya: ବରର୍ା, Russian: Барра) is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Bärra, Barrá, Barrã or Bàrrà. Click here for other potential spellings of Barra.

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

The surname is the 8,952^nd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 115,087 people. This surname 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. Barra is also the 61,091^st most frequent given name globally, held by 10,035 people.

The surname Barra is most frequent in Chile, where it is carried by 18,964 people, or 1 in 929. In Chile it is mostly concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 38 percent reside, Bío Bío Region, where 24 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Chile this last name occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Barra Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Barra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barra surname expanded 4,244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 with the Democratic Party than The US 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.