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    The surname Barela

    A surname, carried by 7,739 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B640

    Barela: #4,586 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Barela #4,586, 7,739 people Barela: #4,586 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Barela #4,586, 7,739 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barela is more common than 97.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,739 people named Barela in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,895 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,822.

    #4,586
    rank among US surnames
    7,739
    people in 2010
    2.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.4%
    change since 2000 (was #4,749)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,577Brogan7,75439,818
    #4,578Lung7,75339,823
    #4,580Rohrer7,75039,838
    #4,581Poland7,74639,859
    #4,582Coronel7,74539,864
    #4,583Lavender7,74439,869
    #4,585Frazer7,74339,874

    Who is named Barela

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    82% of people named Barela identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 82%
    • White (not Hispanic) 15%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Barelas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Matt Barela
      American professional wrestler (born 1980)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Barela

    Barela has the Soundex code B640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B640.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Barela?
    7,739 people in the United States had the surname Barela in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,895 Americans. It ranked 4,586th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barela?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Barela identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Barela?
    Matt Barela, American professional wrestler (born 1980).
    Where is the surname Barela most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barela in the United States.
    Is the surname Barela getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,739 in 2010, up 13%.