Barras Surname
Approximately 11,794 people bear this surname
Barras Surname Definition:
(Saxon.) Local. From Baerwas, Saxon, groves, a place among trees; a town in England.
Barras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,205 | 1:20,725 | 2,395 |
| United States | 2,698 | 1:134,344 | 14,086 |
| Switzerland | 2,620 | 1:3,135 | 411 |
| England | 864 | 1:64,488 | 7,524 |
| Spain | 357 | 1:130,958 | 9,972 |
| Canada | 293 | 1:125,753 | 13,150 |
| Philippines | 232 | 1:436,372 | 54,156 |
| Belgium | 220 | 1:52,257 | 8,540 |
| Australia | 201 | 1:134,307 | 14,542 |
| Venezuela | 186 | 1:162,388 | 4,853 |
| Portugal | 151 | 1:68,995 | 3,598 |
| Brazil | 135 | 1:1,585,736 | 52,536 |
| Argentina | 112 | 1:381,638 | 29,480 |
| Mexico | 93 | 1:1,334,690 | 15,285 |
| Chile | 81 | 1:217,487 | 6,777 |
| Germany | 66 | 1:1,219,780 | 78,810 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:109,262 | 7,254 |
| Paraguay | 34 | 1:212,845 | 3,891 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 554 | 1:43,999 | 5,482 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:116,976 | 5,458 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 245 | 1:204,974 | 17,750 |
The alternate forms: Barrás (4) are calculated separately.
Barras (30) may also be a first name.
Barras Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Saxon.) Local. From Baerwas, Saxon, groves, a place among trees; a town in England.
Barras Demographics
Average Male Barras Height
174.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Barras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barras (Arabic: باراس, Marathi: बर, Russian: Баррас) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Barrás. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barras? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 44,053rd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 617,903 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Barras live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Barras is also the 1,911,214th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 30 people.
The last name Barras is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 3,205 people, or 1 in 20,725. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 31 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Switzerland, where 22 percent reside.
Barras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Barras has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barras surname expanded 1,101 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Barras Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Barras last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Barras last name are 14.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.86% registered with the political party.
The amount Barras earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.51% less than the national average, earning R 200,772 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.69% less than the national average, earning $14,600,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $42,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning $47,280 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barras in the Marathi language | ||
| बर | bara | - |
| Barras in the Russian language | ||
| Баррас | barras | - |
| Barras in the Arabic language | ||
| باراس | baras | - |
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