Family name Barnabas (Barnabas 
, Bernabé 
, Барнабас 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Barnabas is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a common surname, Nigeria, and Namibia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Tanzania, and Ghana. Also, Barnabas is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Barnabas | Tanzania, India, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya |
| Bernabé | Spain, Guatemala, United States, South Africa, Cameroon |
| Барнабас | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| ברנבא | Israel |
| john barnabas Indian evolutionary biologist, IN (b. 1929) |
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| alfred prabhakar barnabas (b. 1924) |
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| levi barnabas Canadian politician, CA (b. 1964) |
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| geevarghese mar barnabas orthodox bishop (b. 1973) |
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| andrew barnabas Video game music composer, GB (b. 1973) |
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| glory barnabas Physical education teacher and athlete |
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| deepak d barnabas researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-3063-914X |
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| leonard barnabas researcher |
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| shaun l barnabas researcher |
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| ruanne v barnabas researcher |
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| tinkasiimire barnabas Ugandan Politician, UG |
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| vicent barnabas Tanzanian footballer, TZ (b. 1985) |
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| andreas p. barnabas CY |
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| yetunde barnabas Nigerian model and actress, NG (b. 1990) |
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