Basama Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Basama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Basama (955) may also be a first name.
Basama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basama (Arabic: بسامة, Hindi: बसामा, Marathi: बसामा, Oriya: ବାସମା, Russian: Басама) is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,185,157th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Basama live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 261,239th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 955 people.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basama in the Hindi language | ||
| बसामा | basama | 66.67 |
| बासमा | basama | 25 |
| बसमा | basama | 8.33 |
| Basama in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାସମା | basama | 42.86 |
| ବସମା | basama | 28.57 |
| ବାସାମା | basama | 28.57 |
| Basama in the Marathi language | ||
| बसामा | basama | 26.67 |
| बासमा | basama | 20 |
| बसमा | basama | 13.33 |
| बास | basa | 13.33 |
| बसा | basa | 6.67 |
| बासामा | basama | 6.67 |
| बसलम | basalama | 6.67 |
| बस | basa | 6.67 |
| Basama in the Russian language | ||
| Басама | basama | - |
| Basama in the Arabic language | ||
| بسامة | bsamt | - |
| باسما | basma | - |
| بسامه | bsamh | - |
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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 Basama
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