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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Bars Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Bars Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bars Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bars (Arabic: بارات, Hindi: बार्स, Russian: Барс) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bärs, Bārs or Bârs. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bars? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 79,135th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,181,509 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Bars are found; 29 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 26 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 249,034th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,037 people.
It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 1,958 people, or 1 in 73,607. In Russia Bars is most common in: Moscow, where 16 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent reside and Republic of Tatarstan, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Russia it exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 26 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.
Bars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bars surname grew 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bars Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the 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 surname are 9.59% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.36% registered with the 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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