Bars Surname

79,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Mongolia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,9581:73,6079,444
Turkey1,6291:47,7734,777
France6601:100,64014,772
United States3551:1,021,01175,157
Germany2241:359,39934,546
Mongolia2061:13,7151,792
Belarus1991:47,7448,128
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Latvia991:20,7083,122
Spain871:537,38026,266
Kazakhstan861:205,61018,983
Italy421:1,456,11280,162
England291:1,921,31276,208
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Armenia151:195,3455,399
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
India61:127,844,230863,365
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

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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Bars Last Name Facts

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

Bars (Arabic: بارات, Hindi: बार्स, Russian: Барс) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bärs, Bārs or Bârs. For other possible spellings of Bars click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bars? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 79,135th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,181,509 people. The last name Bars 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 commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,037 people.

Bars is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 1,958 people, or 1 in 73,607. In Russia Bars is mostly found in: Moscow, where 16 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent reside and Republic of Tatarstan, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Russia Bars is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 26 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Bars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bars last name expanded 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bars Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bars last name are 9.59% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 56.36% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bärs9226/
Bārs921/
Bârs921/
Baars8911,192/
Barse897,542/
Barrs893,069/
Bears891,259/
Barsh89918/
Bahrs89873/
Barss89665/
Baers89150/
Barst89106/
Barsz8979/
Baurs8929/
Bairs8925/
Barås8923/
Barsø8918/
Batrs898/
Barıs893/
Bayrs892/
Bgars891/
Barsch803,306/
Bearss80968/
Bearse80747/
Barshe80728/
Barsse80189/
Barsøe80189/
Beahrs8087/
Baarse8035/
Barsht8022/
Bhatrs8016/
Barsce8015/
Bearrs809/
Barrss809/
Bharst806/
Barsjø805/
Bharse803/
Baarss803/
Barrås803/
Bahrse802/
Bharsh802/
Bear's802/
Bearst802/
Bahrsh802/
Bahars802/
Bearsd801/
Baersh801/
Bajrsh801/
Baahrs801/
Bearsh800/
Baarsh800/
Beaurs800/
Barrse800/
Bors7513,584/
Wars75913/
Bers75866/
Vars75666/
Börs75226/
Uars7530/
Barß7520/
Barç753/
Barx752/
Barsova731,105/
Baersch73167/
Baarsch73158/
Baharsh73158/
Bearsch7363/
Barsová7347/
Baursch7327/
Baarsøe739/
Baarshe735/
Baharsp734/
Bahrsch733/
Baharsz732/
Beatrse732/
Bharshe731/
Barssch731/
Beers6719,131/
Borst6713,983/
Borse6710,868/
Boers678,210/
Barce673,039/
Barch671,918/
Bours671,800/
Wears671,349/
Barje671,330/
Bersh671,114/
Borsh67943/
Warsh67719/
Vaurs67491/
Warse67417/
Buors67299/
Borrs67278/
Warsz67271/
Barze67253/
Varse67229/
Vears67221/
Varsh67207/
Behrs67183/
Böhrs67177/
Vaars67148/
Beurs67109/
Borsz6793/
Berås6780/
Buirs6765/
Beirs6756/
Bährs6740/
Boors6739/
Bersz6736/
Baarß6734/
Bohrs6733/
Waars6732/
Warås6727/
Varst6725/
Warsd6725/
Barshova6723/
Berss6722/
Borss6719/
Berrs6716/
Wairs6713/
Barış6712/
Borås6712/
Barzd6711/
Varss6711/
Varrs6710/
Vatrs678/
Bärås678/
Börås678/
Botrs677/
Warrs676/
Vairs675/
Uhars674/
Boyrs673/
Watrs673/
Huars673/
Berså673/
Bhors672/
Beyrs672/
Warss672/
Barssová671/
Barstowa671/
Bhers671/
Varsj671/
Varsz671/
Boirs671/
Barjd671/
Varås671/
Barszová671/
Uatrs671/
Bosrs670/
Wahrs670/
Baurx670/
Bearscht670/
Bairscht670/

Bars Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bars in the Hindi language
बार्सbarsa-
Bars in the Russian language
Барсbars-
Bars in the Arabic language
باراتbarat-
بارينbaryn-

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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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