Baru Surname
Approximately 15,685 people bear this surname
Baru Surname Definition:
(from an acronym/abbreviation) and (from the name of a male ancestor) Ben reb Wolff (“son of Wolff”).
Baru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,587 | 1:137,295 | 8,771 |
| Indonesia | 4,709 | 1:28,084 | 3,314 |
| Malaysia | 1,119 | 1:26,358 | 2,342 |
| Kenya | 736 | 1:62,744 | 6,105 |
| Papua New Guinea | 653 | 1:12,487 | 1,155 |
| Uganda | 570 | 1:68,490 | 7,669 |
| Nigeria | 489 | 1:362,255 | 19,428 |
| Tanzania | 308 | 1:171,888 | 15,065 |
| Argentina | 269 | 1:158,897 | 13,379 |
| Thailand | 223 | 1:316,764 | 54,578 |
| Turkey | 178 | 1:437,199 | 25,899 |
| United States | 167 | 1:2,170,413 | 136,881 |
| Solomon Islands | 82 | 1:7,074 | 1,084 |
| Uruguay | 59 | 1:58,165 | 6,298 |
| Brazil | 58 | 1:3,690,937 | 102,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Guatemala | 28 | 1:574,381 | 5,123 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Barú (7) & Bâru (6) are calculated separately.
Baru (17,364) may also be a first name.
Baru Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an acronym/abbreviation) and (from the name of a male ancestor) Ben reb Wolff (“son of Wolff”).
Baru Demographics
Average Baru Salary in
United States
$41,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Baru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Baru (Bengali: বারু, Hindi: बारू, Marathi: बारु, Oriya: ବାରୁ, Russian: Бару) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Barú or Bâru. For other potential spellings of Baru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Baru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Baru is the 33,840th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 464,619 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Baru live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 32 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 41,904th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 17,364 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 5,587 people, or 1 in 137,295. In India Baru is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 24 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent live and Assam, where 15 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.
Baru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Baru has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Baru surname grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Baru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Baru last name is chiefly Jewish (50%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Baru surname are 39.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.1% being registered with the party.
The amount Baru earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.32% less than the national average, earning R 15,876 per year; in United States they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $41,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.53% less than the national average, earning $45,447 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baru in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାରୁ | baru | 94.58 |
| ବରୁ | baru | 2.3 |
| ବାରୂ | baru | 1.56 |
| ବାଋ | ba'r | 0.14 |
| ଚାରୁ | caru | 0.07 |
| ବରୁର୍ | barur | 0.07 |
| Baru in the Bengali language | ||
| বারু | baru | 62.5 |
| বরু | baru | 37.5 |
| Baru in the Marathi language | ||
| बारु | baru | 60.68 |
| बारू | baru | 23.99 |
| बरु | baru | 12.38 |
| बरू | baru | 1.86 |
| बार | bara | 0.15 |
| भारु | bharu | 0.08 |
| िबरू | ibaru | 0.08 |
| िबरु | ibaru | 0.08 |
| Baru in the Hindi language | ||
| बारू | baru | 47.95 |
| बारु | baru | 46 |
| बरू | baru | 2.82 |
| बरु | baru | 0.4 |
| बार्उ | bar'u | 0.34 |
| बाढू | badhu | 0.13 |
| बा़रू | baru | 0.07 |
| बाडू | badu | 0.07 |
| बाड़ू | baru | 0.07 |
| Baru in the Russian language | ||
| Бару | baru | - |
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Footnotes
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