Barrière Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Barrière Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barrière Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1441:461,26965,815
Canada491:751,95159,756
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Barriere (7,387) & Barriére (3) are calculated separately.

Barrière Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barrière Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Barrière occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Barriere or Barriére. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barrière? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,017,412th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname Barrière is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Barrière live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in France, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 461,269. In France it is most common in: Île-de-France, where 44 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 33 percent reside and Occitanie, where 8 percent reside. Beside France this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Switzerland, where 16 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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