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

The surname Barrister is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Barrister.

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

This surname is the 666,162^nd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Barrister live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Barrister is also the 215,675^th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 1,327 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 380 people, or 1 in 466,165. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 32 percent are found, Bauchi, where 8 percent are found and Kano, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Barrister Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Barrister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Barrister surname contracted 65 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.