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Where Does The Last Name Baas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Baas (Arabic: بعيص, Hindi: बास, Oriya: ବଆସ, Russian: Баас) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Baaš or Baáš. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Baas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Baas is the 36,030^th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 497,477 people. The surname Baas is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Baas are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Baas is also the 231,114^th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 1,179 people.

The last name Baas is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6,925 people, or 1 in 2,439. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 25 percent live, North Holland, where 23 percent live and Utrecht, where 11 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 68 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Baas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Baas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Baas surname rose 953 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Baas surname are 23.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Baas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.92% less than the national average, earning 311,738 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.85% less than the national average, earning R 112,044 per year; in United States they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $44,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $53,164 CAD per year.