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

The last name Bas (Arabic: بس, Bengali: বাস, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺹ, Hindi: बास, Marathi: बास, Oriya: ବାସ, Russian: Бас, Tibetan: བཱས་) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Baş, Baš, Baś, Bás or Baș. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Bas is the 16,175^th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 211,521 people. The last name Bas occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Bas are found; 24 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 21 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 9,504^th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 107,986 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 7,195 people, or 1 in 14,071. In The Philippines it is most common in: Bicol, where 33 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 16 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name is found in 117 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 12 percent are found and Spain, where 12 percent are found.

Bas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bas surname expanded 3,177 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,914 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bas last name are 3.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.1% less than the national average, earning 217,693 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.15% less than the national average, earning R 104,208 per year; in United States they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $43,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $51,133 CAD per year.