Family name Барнабас (Barnabas 
, Barnabás 
, Барнабас 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Барнабас 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. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Tanzania, and Ghana. Likewise, Барнабас is the forename as well as the last name.