Barros Surname
Approximately 620,008 people bear this surname
Barros Surname Definition:
Dweller in a damp place, or on land which is newly cultivated.
Ancient Galician and Portuguese surname, and name of villages near Orense, Santander, and Oviedo. Means "lleno de barro," to fill a pit.
"Barro" could refer to a humid place or land that is plowed.
Read More About This SurnameBarros Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 376,207 | 1:569 | 76 |
| Angola | 65,270 | 1:414 | 72 |
| Mozambique | 33,371 | 1:817 | 186 |
| Portugal | 29,524 | 1:353 | 60 |
| Argentina | 20,874 | 1:2,048 | 267 |
| Colombia | 18,258 | 1:2,617 | 482 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 12,676 | 1:136 | 48 |
| Ecuador | 8,770 | 1:1,814 | 321 |
| East Timor | 8,521 | 1:143 | 42 |
| Spain | 8,499 | 1:5,501 | 683 |
| Chile | 8,107 | 1:2,173 | 387 |
| United States | 7,371 | 1:49,174 | 5,963 |
| Philippines | 4,865 | 1:20,810 | 2,605 |
| France | 2,838 | 1:23,405 | 2,734 |
| Venezuela | 2,545 | 1:11,868 | 1,049 |
| Cape Verde | 2,024 | 1:262 | 57 |
| Peru | 1,532 | 1:20,747 | 2,392 |
| Uruguay | 1,299 | 1:2,642 | 310 |
| Mexico | 877 | 1:141,535 | 4,506 |
| Canada | 668 | 1:55,158 | 6,542 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 651 | 1:273 | 58 |
| England | 629 | 1:88,582 | 9,600 |
| Indonesia | 522 | 1:253,351 | 23,069 |
| Paraguay | 353 | 1:20,501 | 828 |
| Congo | 336 | 1:14,848 | 1,832 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| Bolivia | 231 | 1:45,959 | 2,596 |
| Dominican Republic | 231 | 1:45,164 | 2,375 |
| South Africa | 229 | 1:236,584 | 24,342 |
| India | 215 | 1:3,567,746 | 100,782 |
| Switzerland | 196 | 1:41,903 | 5,876 |
| Germany | 164 | 1:490,887 | 42,238 |
| Australia | 160 | 1:168,723 | 17,330 |
| Cuba | 151 | 1:76,309 | 2,612 |
| Belgium | 146 | 1:78,744 | 12,427 |
| Netherlands | 107 | 1:157,824 | 23,373 |
| Thailand | 104 | 1:679,215 | 113,538 |
| Namibia | 93 | 1:25,908 | 4,141 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Italy | 64 | 1:955,573 | 68,465 |
| Panama | 62 | 1:63,101 | 2,822 |
| Andorra | 41 | 1:2,045 | 383 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Luxembourg | 33 | 1:17,592 | 3,875 |
| Senegal | 32 | 1:455,604 | 2,071 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Puerto Rico | 23 | 1:154,354 | 1,960 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Guatemala | 14 | 1:1,148,762 | 5,372 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 1:456,533 | 32,843 |
The alternate forms: Barrós (29) & Bárros (4) are calculated separately.
Barros (4,707) may also be a first name.
Barros Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller in a damp place, or on land which is newly cultivated.
Ancient Galician and Portuguese surname, and name of villages near Orense, Santander, and Oviedo. Means "lleno de barro," to fill a pit.
"Barro" could refer to a humid place or land that is plowed.
Galician name of Portuguese origin. One branch in Chile.
See Barroso.
User-submitted Reference
Portuguese toponymic from the place of Barros, near Vila Verde in the North of Portugal.
- mfariacastroBarros Demographics
Average Male Barros Height
172.47 cm
Average Female Barros Height
161.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Barros Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barros Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barros (Arabic: بارّوس, Marathi: बारोस, Russian: Баррос) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Barrós or Bárros. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barros? popularity and diffusion
The surname Barros is the 851st most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,754 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Barros are found; 71 percent are found in South America and 61 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 99,844th most common first name globally It is held by 4,707 people.
The last name Barros is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 376,207 people, or 1 in 569. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 15 percent live, Maranhão, where 10 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname exists in 119 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 11 percent live and Mozambique, where 5 percent live.
Barros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Barros has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barros surname expanded 6,701 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 20,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Barros Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Barros last name is primarily Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Barros surname are 42.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.45% registered with the political party.
The amount Barros earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 63.86% less than the national average, earning €10,854 per year; in Norway they earn 15.01% less than the national average, earning 294,122 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,535 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.97% more than the national average, earning R 380,148 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.76% less than the national average, earning $18,898,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $43,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $50,289 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barros Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barros in the Marathi language | ||
| बारोस | barosa | 60 |
| बरोसर् | barosar | 20 |
| बरोज | baroja | 20 |
| Barros in the Russian language | ||
| Баррос | barros | - |
| Barros in the Arabic language | ||
| بارّوس | barws | - |
| باروس | barws | - |
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