Basa Surname
Approximately 71,781 people bear this surname
Basa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 24,621 | 1:4,112 | 319 |
| DR Congo | 19,763 | 1:3,738 | 416 |
| India | 10,187 | 1:75,298 | 5,103 |
| Indonesia | 2,648 | 1:49,943 | 5,604 |
| United States | 2,181 | 1:166,189 | 16,868 |
| Turkey | 1,617 | 1:48,127 | 4,816 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Poland | 1,018 | 1:37,337 | 5,806 |
| Hungary | 885 | 1:11,092 | 1,285 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Malaysia | 569 | 1:51,835 | 4,031 |
| Papua New Guinea | 560 | 1:14,560 | 1,405 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Romania | 520 | 1:38,611 | 4,924 |
| Pakistan | 511 | 1:349,597 | 6,930 |
| Israel | 376 | 1:22,760 | 3,359 |
| Zimbabwe | 351 | 1:43,984 | 6,768 |
| Colombia | 305 | 1:156,636 | 4,434 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Nigeria | 206 | 1:859,916 | 37,696 |
| Iran | 187 | 1:410,602 | 26,140 |
| South Africa | 186 | 1:291,278 | 28,316 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| Spain | 143 | 1:326,937 | 19,176 |
| Taiwan | 138 | 1:169,889 | 1,487 |
| Uganda | 121 | 1:322,639 | 21,815 |
| Singapore | 120 | 1:45,898 | 1,743 |
| Australia | 115 | 1:234,745 | 22,001 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 103 | 1:530 | 93 |
| Ukraine | 100 | 1:455,227 | 53,509 |
| Mexico | 99 | 1:1,253,800 | 14,809 |
| Argentina | 84 | 1:508,850 | 37,434 |
| Germany | 78 | 1:1,032,121 | 70,345 |
| Croatia | 74 | 1:57,143 | 10,758 |
| Italy | 65 | 1:940,872 | 68,025 |
| Slovakia | 56 | 1:95,294 | 18,290 |
| Greece | 52 | 1:213,073 | 33,423 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Yemen | 15 | 1:1,761,686 | 12,726 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Baša (951), Başa (123) & Báša (47) are calculated separately.
Basa (43,310) may also be a first name.
Basa Demographics
Average Basa Salary in
United States
$48,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Basa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basa (Arabic: بسه, Bengali: বাসা, Georgian: ბასა, Hindi: बासा, Marathi: बासा, Oriya: ବସା, Russian: Баса) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Baša, Başa or Báša. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basa? popularity and diffusion
Basa is the 7,913th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 101,525 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Basa live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 32 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Basa is also the 20,820th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 43,310 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 24,621 people, or 1 in 4,112. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Luzon, where 23 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 13 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 106 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
Basa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Basa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Basa surname rose 10,905 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 386 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Basa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Basa surname are 5.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.87% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Basa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.16% less than the national average, earning R 144,588 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.32% less than the national average, earning $14,456,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $52,002 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basa in the Georgian language | ||
| ბასა | basa | - |
| Basa in the Marathi language | ||
| बासा | basa | 93.37 |
| बसा | basa | 5.34 |
| बाशा | basa | 0.92 |
| बासा़ | basa | 0.37 |
| Basa in the Hindi language | ||
| बासा | basa | 78.6 |
| बसा | basa | 20.47 |
| बस्आ | basa | 0.23 |
| बसेा | basea | 0.23 |
| Basa in the Oriya language | ||
| ବସା | basa | 60.78 |
| ବାସ | basa | 19.61 |
| ବାସା | basa | 12.23 |
| ବଶା | basa | 5.18 |
| ବାଶା | basa | 0.78 |
| ବସ | basa | 0.39 |
| ଦାସ | dasa | 0.13 |
| ବାଷା | basa | 0.13 |
| ବାସୁ | basu | 0.06 |
| ବାସି | basi | 0.06 |
| ଭାର | bhara | 0.06 |
| ବାଶ | basa | 0.06 |
| Basa in the Bengali language | ||
| বাসা | basa | 50 |
| বৈসা | baisa | 25 |
| বস | basa | 25 |
| Basa in the Russian language | ||
| Баса | basa | - |
| Basa in the Arabic language | ||
| بسه | bsh | - |
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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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- 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 Basa
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