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Across the world, Барнабас (Barnabas , Barnabás , Барнабас ) is a common largely boy's, but infrequently female first name. The forename Барнабас is habitual in Tanzania, where it is quite a common male name, Nigeria, where it is quite a common mostly masculine, but infrequently female name, and Hungary, where it is quite a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Tanzania, and India. Likewise, Барнабас is the last name as well as the forename.
Барнабас is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Barnabas Collins , the fictional character in Dark Shadows; Barnabas Cuffe , character in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Barnabas , the operatic character in the opera Das Schloß by Aribert Reimann.