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 Bars Salary in
United States
$36,983 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bars
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