Basalija Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Basalija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basalija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Bašalija (4) are calculated separately.

Basalija Last Name Facts

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

Basalija is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as: Bašalija. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basalija? popularity and diffusion

Basalija is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Basalija are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Basalija is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bundibugyo District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent live and Norway, where 10 percent live.

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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 Basalija
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