Bárcena Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Bárcena Surname Definition:
Found in Vizcaya and Burgos. Name of villages near Oviedo and Santander. Equivalent to Spanish "ladera" - a gradual slope.
Refers to a cultivated camp, but it also could be from the Mexican which means a net of hemp for carrying straw.
Read More About This SurnameBárcena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 90 | 1:519,467 | 25,773 |
| Mexico | 50 | 1:2,482,524 | 20,876 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Barcena (17,246), Bàrcena (1) & Barceña (2) are calculated separately.
Bárcena Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Vizcaya and Burgos. Name of villages near Oviedo and Santander. Equivalent to Spanish "ladera" - a gradual slope.
Refers to a cultivated camp, but it also could be from the Mexican which means a net of hemp for carrying straw.
Castilian name from Santander and Burgos and extended to all of the Peninsula. One branch in Mexico.
Bárcena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bárcena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bárcena occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Barcena, Bàrcena or Barceña. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bárcena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,348,199th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Bárcena is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Bárcena are found; 55 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The last name Bárcena is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 519,467. In Spain it is most numerous in: Madrid, where 32 percent are found, Cantabria, where 13 percent are found and Basque Country, where 11 percent are found. Besides Spain this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 30 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcena | 95 | 17,246 | / |
| Bàrcena | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bárcenas | 93 | 313 | / |
| Barceña | 90 | 2 | / |
| Borcena | 86 | 1,133 | / |
| Bárzena | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bárcina | 86 | 1 | / |
| Barcenas | 80 | 62,443 | / |
| Barcenaz | 80 | 56 | / |
| Bàrcenas | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bárcenes | 80 | 5 | / |
| Borcenas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bársenas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Barcenad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barcenay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barchena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barceinas | 75 | 516 | / |
| Bardcenas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barcenasd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barceinaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bharcenas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barscenas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barrcenas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barcina | 71 | 797 | / |
| Barsena | 71 | 92 | / |
| Barzena | 71 | 78 | / |
| Barcene | 71 | 67 | / |
| Borcina | 71 | 35 | / |
| Varcena | 71 | 27 | / |
| Barceno | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bárzana | 71 | 8 | / |
| Barkena | 71 | 7 | / |
| Borsena | 71 | 6 | / |
| Borceno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borceni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barceinhas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borkena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bargena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borceña | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barcinas | 67 | 1,647 | / |
| Barcenes | 67 | 1,466 | / |
| Barsenas | 67 | 308 | / |
| Borchina | 67 | 306 | / |
| Varcenas | 67 | 120 | / |
| Barchyna | 67 | 106 | / |
| Borcenio | 67 | 81 | / |
| Barchina | 67 | 79 | / |
| Barcenez | 67 | 78 | / |
| Barceñas | 67 | 65 | / |
| Borkeina | 67 | 40 | / |
| Barkeina | 67 | 15 | / |
| Barzenas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Barsenga | 67 | 15 | / |
| Barcheña | 67 | 13 | / |
| Borchyna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Barcenos | 67 | 9 | / |
| Borkenau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Warcenga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Barciene | 67 | 5 | / |
| Barsenaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Varchena | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bargenas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Borgenau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Varcenaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Barquena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barchene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borshena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkenah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borcănea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borgenas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borgenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borsenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barzenaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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