Cognomen ברבו (Barbu 
, Barbot 
, ברבו 
) , in the entire world, is a common last name. The family name ברבו is characteristic of Romania, where it is a common surname, Moldova, where it is quite a common surname, and France, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Romania, France, and the United States. Much less frequently, ברבו is the forename as well as the last name.