Basel Forename
21,061st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 42,730 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia
Basel Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | - | 27,451 | 1:1,122 | 199 |
| Egypt | 100% | 9,803 | 1:9,375 | 902 |
| Syria | - | 971 | 1:19,883 | 1,103 |
| Kuwait | - | 798 | 1:4,743 | 624 |
| United States | 100% | 773 | 1:469,000 | 12,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 681 | 1:10,502 | 1,168 |
| Bahrain | - | 681 | 1:1,980 | 327 |
| Sweden | 100% | 261 | 1:37,770 | 2,187 |
| Canada | 100% | 169 | 1:196,055 | 7,541 |
| Jordan | - | 157 | 1:56,221 | 1,619 |
| Russia | 100% | 75 | 1:1,923,116 | 13,165 |
| England | 100% | 74 | 1:751,391 | 13,878 |
| Germany | 99% | 68 | 1:1,421,733 | 9,557 |
| Iraq | - | 58 | 1:603,756 | 6,195 |
| India | 80% | 52 | 1:23,363,038 | 523,086 |
| South Africa | 100% | 43 | 1:1,268,201 | 44,553 |
| Pakistan | 97% | 40 | 1:4,858,942 | 47,820 |
| Philippines | 100% | 36 | 1:2,944,708 | 59,101 |
| Thailand | 100% | 35 | 1:2,001,880 | 55,915 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 32 | 1:5,548,886 | 78,655 |
| Brazil | 100% | 30 | 1:7,141,205 | 98,999 |
| Sudan | - | 25 | 1:1,512,279 | 3,324 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 24 | 1:1,268,748 | 41,875 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 23 | 1:1,313,126 | 26,144 |
| Indonesia | - | 22 | 1:11,725,621 | 355,622 |
| Spain | 100% | 21 | 1:2,215,713 | 12,163 |
| Denmark | - | 21 | 1:269,024 | 5,348 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 21 | 1:2,166,662 | 5,310 |
| Yemen | - | 21 | 1:1,252,226 | 3,331 |
| Bulgaria | - | 20 | 1:349,520 | 6,601 |
| Austria | 100% | 20 | 1:425,710 | 4,293 |
| Australia | - | 19 | 1:718,822 | 9,906 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 17 | 1:907,283 | 33,225 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Oman | - | 12 | 1:342,389 | 4,330 |
| Norway | 100% | 11 | 1:466,575 | 8,612 |
| Jamaica | - | 11 | 1:262,112 | 7,926 |
| Italy | 100% | 9 | 1:6,784,677 | 26,090 |
| Israel | 63% | 8 | 1:1,050,365 | 14,379 |
| Belarus | 100% | 7 | 1:1,354,626 | 6,726 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Zambia | - | 6 | 1:2,642,466 | 23,928 |
| Greece | 100% | 5 | 1:2,186,910 | 11,382 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 4 | 1:1,188,244 | 607 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Djibouti | - | 4 | 1:228,916 | 1,301 |
| Cameroon | - | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| Nepal | 100% | 3 | 1:9,495,784 | 71,056 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Tanzania | - | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Nicaragua | - | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| France | - | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Lebanon | - | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
The alternate forms: Başel (29) & Bäsel (2) are calculated separately.
Basel (8,187) may also be a surname.
Basel Forename Popularity
Basel Demographics
Basel Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 3 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Basel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basel in the Russian language | ||
| Басель | basel | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Basel