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

The last name Basak (Bengali: বসাক, Georgian: ბასაკ, Hindi: बसाक, Marathi: बसाक, Oriya: ବସାକ, Russian: Басак) is found most in India. It can be rendered as a variant: Başak, Basák, Bašak or Bašák. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Basak is the 2,033^rd most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,058 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Basak are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 206,743^rd most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 1,425 people.

Basak is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 224,965 people, or 1 in 3,410. In India Basak is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 94 percent live, Bihar, where 2 percent live and Assam, where 1 percent live. Besides India Basak occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 15 percent live and Poland, where 0 percent live.

Basak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Basak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Basak last name grew 13,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Basak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Basak last name is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Basak last name are 13.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Basak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.12% more than the national average, earning $54,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $59,988 CAD per year.