Bárbara Surname
Approximately 593 people bear this surname
Bárbara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 434 | 1:24,005 | 1,600 |
| Brazil | 125 | 1:1,712,595 | 55,994 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Barbara (25,907), Bàrbara (6), Barbará (57), Barbarà (12), Barbàra (9) & Barbára (2) are calculated separately.
Bárbara (15,414) may also be a first name.
Bárbara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bárbara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bárbara occurs in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Barbara, Bàrbara, Barbará, Barbarà, Barbàra or Barbára. For other potential spellings of Bárbara click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bárbara? popularity and diffusion
Bárbara is the 541,435th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. Bárbara is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Bárbara reside; 75 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 45,529th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 15,414 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Portugal, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 24,005. Apart from Portugal it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bárbara
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