Basam Surname
Approximately 8,659 people bear this surname
Basam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 6,376 | 1:14,419 | 1,729 |
| India | 1,471 | 1:521,458 | 26,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Indonesia | 138 | 1:958,327 | 70,806 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Pakistan | 84 | 1:2,126,713 | 19,920 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Nepal | 35 | 1:813,742 | 5,478 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Başam (40) are calculated separately.
Basam (30,384) may also be a first name.
Basam Demographics
Basam Political Affiliation
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Basam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Basam (Arabic: بعصام, Bengali: বাসাম, Hindi: बासम, Marathi: बासम, Oriya: ବସମ, Russian: Басам) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Başam. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Basam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 58,398th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 841,615 people. The surname Basam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Basam live; 75 percent live in North Africa and 74 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 27,629th most widespread first name globally It is held by 30,384 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 6,376 people, or 1 in 14,419. Apart from Egypt it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live.
Basam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Basam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Basam surname rose 283 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Basam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Basam last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.
Basam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basam in the Bengali language | ||
| বাসাম | basama | - |
| Basam in the Marathi language | ||
| बासम | basama | 77.55 |
| बसम | basama | 13.27 |
| बासन | basana | 4.08 |
| बसाम | basama | 2.04 |
| बसीम | basima | 1.02 |
| Basam in the Hindi language | ||
| बासम | basama | 47.06 |
| बसाम | basama | 23.53 |
| बसम | basama | 23.53 |
| बसमा | basama | 5.88 |
| Basam in the Oriya language | ||
| ବସମ | basama | 42.86 |
| ବାସମ | basama | 28.57 |
| ବିସମ | bisama | 14.29 |
| ବସାମ | basama | 14.29 |
| Basam in the Russian language | ||
| Басам | basam | - |
| Basam in the Arabic language | ||
| بعصام | bsam | - |
| بسم | bsm | - |
| باسم | basm | - |
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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 Basam
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