Al Basma Surname
Approximately 471 people bear this surname
Al Basma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 464 | 1:19,057 | 2,884 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Al Basma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Basma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Basma occurs more in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Basma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 643,972nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. The surname Al Basma occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Basma are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant.
Al Basma is most commonly occurring in Jordan, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 19,057. In Jordan it is mostly concentrated in: Irbid Governorate, where 49 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 23 percent are found and Amman Governorate, where 21 percent are found. Besides Jordan this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Bama | 93 | 2 | / |
| Al Bahma | 88 | 7 | / |
| Al-Basma | 88 | 2 | / |
| Al Baama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Bashmi | 82 | 5 | / |
| Al Bahama | 82 | 4 | / |
| Al Baimah | 82 | 2 | / |
| Al Wasmai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Basjmi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Baumah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Bahshmi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Al Baashmi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Bahmash | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Basmi | 75 | 263 | / |
| Al Bazmi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Al Bayzmi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Bahamad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Bohmood | 56 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Al Basma
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