Basah Surname
Approximately 1,864 people bear this surname
Basah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 894 | 1:147,930 | 14,554 |
| Malaysia | 836 | 1:35,280 | 2,958 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Basah (1,276) may also be a first name.
Basah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basah (Arabic: باسه, Hindi: बसह, Marathi: बसाह, Oriya: ବାଶାହ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Basah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 219,419th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,909,628 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Basah live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Basah is also the 220,730th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 1,276 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 894 people, or 1 in 147,930. In Indonesia Basah is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 29 percent live, West Java, where 18 percent live and Lampung, where 13 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 45 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Basah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Basah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Basah last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basah in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଶାହ | basaha | - |
| Basah in the Hindi language | ||
| बसह | basaha | 66.67 |
| बसाह | basaha | 33.33 |
| Basah in the Marathi language | ||
| बसाह | basaha | 60 |
| बशा | basa | 40 |
| Basah in the Arabic language | ||
| باسه | bash | - |
| عباش | bash | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Basah
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