Surname برنابا (Barnabas 
, برنابا 
, Barnabasy ) , all over the world, is a common family name. The cognomen برنابا is habitual in 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 commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Tanzania, and Ghana. Likewise, برنابا is the forename as well as the last name.