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In all the world, Barbe (Bab
, Barbe
, Барбэ
) is quite a common gender-neutral forename. The first name Barbe is characteristic of Mauritius, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly female name, and Kuwait, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Algeria. More frequently, Barbe is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Bab | Myanmar, India, France, Pakistan, China |
| Barbe | Myanmar, France, United States, China, Algeria |
| Барбэ | Russia |
| Барбе | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Barbe is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Barbe de Verrue and Bab El Ehr , the fictional character, The Adventures of Tintin.