Basafa Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Basafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Basafa (25) may also be a first name.

Basafa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Basafa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Basafa (Marathi: बसफा) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Basafa are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most common first name globally, held by 25 people.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 19 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 9 percent reside.

Basafa Last Name Statistics demography

Basafa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bashafa9238/
Bassafa9225/
Basjafa9214/
Basafat925/
Basafad924/
Basafaud867/
Bashafai863/
Bassafad861/
Bashafad861/
Basafy8386/
Basafo8328/
Basafi8318/
Bosafa839/
Wasafa833/
Vasafa832/
Besafa831/
Bashafaat803/
Bashafy771,035/
Basafod77120/
Bazafat7796/
Bessafa7774/
Basafer7755/
Bassafi7729/
Basafot7721/
Waisafa775/
Basafou774/
Bousafa773/
Bashefa772/
Basafie772/
Bauzafa771/
Basoffa771/
Bashafi771/
Uasafha771/
Vasafat771/
Boussafa71215/
Bashafih7151/
Bassafid7114/
Bassafei7111/
Bazeafat7111/
Bouzaafa715/
Bashafee714/
Vasauffa712/
Baidjafa711/
Bousafha711/
Bazazfah711/
Bashafer711/
Bashaafy711/
Bassoffa711/
Bausafod711/
Basofi671,045/
Bosofa67139/
Bosafe67100/
Bosafo67100/
Vasafe6750/
Besofa6748/
Baidjaffa6745/
Wazafa6741/
Boussahfa6713/
Boussaffa679/
Vasafi675/
Bosafi674/
Baïdjaffa674/
Besafo671/
Beatsafid671/
Bazafy671/
Boussafha671/
Boshafeah671/
Bojafa671/
Bouchaafa671/

Basafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basafa in the Marathi language
बसफाbasapha-

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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 Basafa
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