Bars Surname
Approximately 6,168 people bear this surname
Bars Surname User-submission:
Bars and Bas, as Catalan surnames, come from the Celtic, gwaz, meaning 'river'. It exists as a valley in northern Catalonia, la Vall de Bas, which means 'the the valley of the river'.
Bars Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1,958 | 1:73,607 | 9,444 |
| Turkey | 1,629 | 1:47,773 | 4,777 |
| France | 660 | 1:100,640 | 14,772 |
| United States | 355 | 1:1,021,011 | 75,157 |
| Germany | 224 | 1:359,399 | 34,546 |
| Mongolia | 206 | 1:13,715 | 1,792 |
| Belarus | 199 | 1:47,744 | 8,128 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| Brazil | 138 | 1:1,551,263 | 51,554 |
| Latvia | 99 | 1:20,708 | 3,122 |
| Spain | 87 | 1:537,380 | 26,266 |
| Kazakhstan | 86 | 1:205,610 | 18,983 |
| Italy | 42 | 1:1,456,112 | 80,162 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Armenia | 15 | 1:195,345 | 5,399 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Transnistria | 4 | 1:118,675 | 12,470 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 113 | 1:444,413 | 32,195 |
The alternate forms: Bärs (26), Bārs (1) & Bârs (1) are calculated separately.
Bars (1,037) may also be a first name.
Bars Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Bars and Bas, as Catalan surnames, come from the Celtic, gwaz, meaning 'river'. It exists as a valley in northern Catalonia, la Vall de Bas, which means 'the the valley of the river'.
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Average Male Bars Height
176.34 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bars Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bars Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bars (Arabic: بارات, Hindi: बार्स, Russian: Барс) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Bärs, Bārs or Bârs. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bars? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 79,135th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,181,509 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Bars live; 29 percent live in Eastern Europe and 26 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Bars is also the 249,034th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,037 people.
This last name is most common in Russia, where it is held by 1,958 people, or 1 in 73,607. In Russia Bars is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 16 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found and Republic of Tatarstan, where 6 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 26 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.
Bars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bars has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bars Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Bars last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Bars last name are 9.59% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56.36% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bars earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 59.38% more than the national average, earning 551,577 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.29% less than the national average, earning $36,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.6% less than the national average, earning $35,474 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bärs | 92 | 26 | / |
| Bārs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bârs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Baars | 89 | 11,192 | / |
| Barse | 89 | 7,542 | / |
| Barrs | 89 | 3,069 | / |
| Bears | 89 | 1,259 | / |
| Barsh | 89 | 918 | / |
| Bahrs | 89 | 873 | / |
| Barss | 89 | 665 | / |
| Baers | 89 | 150 | / |
| Barst | 89 | 106 | / |
| Barsz | 89 | 79 | / |
| Baurs | 89 | 29 | / |
| Bairs | 89 | 25 | / |
| Barås | 89 | 23 | / |
| Barsø | 89 | 18 | / |
| Batrs | 89 | 8 | / |
| Barıs | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bayrs | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bgars | 89 | 1 | / |
| Barsch | 80 | 3,306 | / |
| Bearss | 80 | 968 | / |
| Bearse | 80 | 747 | / |
| Barshe | 80 | 728 | / |
| Barsse | 80 | 189 | / |
| Barsøe | 80 | 189 | / |
| Beahrs | 80 | 87 | / |
| Baarse | 80 | 35 | / |
| Barsht | 80 | 22 | / |
| Bhatrs | 80 | 16 | / |
| Barsce | 80 | 15 | / |
| Bearrs | 80 | 9 | / |
| Barrss | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bharst | 80 | 6 | / |
| Barsjø | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bharse | 80 | 3 | / |
| Baarss | 80 | 3 | / |
| Barrås | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bahrse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bharsh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bear's | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bearst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bahrsh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bahars | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bearsd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baersh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bajrsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baahrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bearsh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Baarsh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Beaurs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Barrse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bors | 75 | 13,584 | / |
| Wars | 75 | 913 | / |
| Bers | 75 | 866 | / |
| Vars | 75 | 666 | / |
| Börs | 75 | 226 | / |
| Uars | 75 | 30 | / |
| Barß | 75 | 20 | / |
| Barç | 75 | 3 | / |
| Barx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Barsova | 73 | 1,105 | / |
| Baersch | 73 | 167 | / |
| Baarsch | 73 | 158 | / |
| Baharsh | 73 | 158 | / |
| Bearsch | 73 | 63 | / |
| Barsová | 73 | 47 | / |
| Baursch | 73 | 27 | / |
| Baarsøe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Baarshe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Baharsp | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bahrsch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baharsz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beatrse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bharshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Barssch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beers | 67 | 19,131 | / |
| Borst | 67 | 13,983 | / |
| Borse | 67 | 10,868 | / |
| Boers | 67 | 8,210 | / |
| Barce | 67 | 3,039 | / |
| Barch | 67 | 1,918 | / |
| Bours | 67 | 1,800 | / |
| Wears | 67 | 1,349 | / |
| Barje | 67 | 1,330 | / |
| Bersh | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| Borsh | 67 | 943 | / |
| Warsh | 67 | 719 | / |
| Vaurs | 67 | 491 | / |
| Warse | 67 | 417 | / |
| Buors | 67 | 299 | / |
| Borrs | 67 | 278 | / |
| Warsz | 67 | 271 | / |
| Barze | 67 | 253 | / |
| Varse | 67 | 229 | / |
| Vears | 67 | 221 | / |
| Varsh | 67 | 207 | / |
| Behrs | 67 | 183 | / |
| Böhrs | 67 | 177 | / |
| Vaars | 67 | 148 | / |
| Beurs | 67 | 109 | / |
| Borsz | 67 | 93 | / |
| Berås | 67 | 80 | / |
| Buirs | 67 | 65 | / |
| Beirs | 67 | 56 | / |
| Bährs | 67 | 40 | / |
| Boors | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bersz | 67 | 36 | / |
| Baarß | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bohrs | 67 | 33 | / |
| Waars | 67 | 32 | / |
| Warås | 67 | 27 | / |
| Varst | 67 | 25 | / |
| Warsd | 67 | 25 | / |
| Barshova | 67 | 23 | / |
| Berss | 67 | 22 | / |
| Borss | 67 | 19 | / |
| Berrs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wairs | 67 | 13 | / |
| Barış | 67 | 12 | / |
| Borås | 67 | 12 | / |
| Barzd | 67 | 11 | / |
| Varss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Varrs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vatrs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bärås | 67 | 8 | / |
| Börås | 67 | 8 | / |
| Botrs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Warrs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vairs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uhars | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boyrs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Watrs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huars | 67 | 3 | / |
| Berså | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhors | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beyrs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Warss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barssová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barstowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boirs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barjd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barszová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uatrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bosrs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wahrs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baurx | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bearscht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bairscht | 67 | 0 | / |
Bars Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bars in the Hindi language | ||
| बार्स | barsa | - |
| Bars in the Russian language | ||
| Барс | bars | - |
| Bars in the Arabic language | ||
| بارات | barat | - |
| بارين | baryn | - |
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Bars Reference & Research
Barrs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Barrs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bars
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