Basambya Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Basambya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basambya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Basambya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basambya is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Basambya.

How Common Is The Last Name Basambya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Basambya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Basambya reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda Basambya is most frequent in: Kasese District, where 97 percent reside and Kampala District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Basambya occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basambea88164/
Basambia8841/
Wasambya881/
Wassambya821/
Basombea7521/
Vasambea754/
Wasambea751/
Wasambia751/
Bosambea751/
Bosambia751/
Wosambia6334/
Vosambea634/
Bosembia634/
Wazambia631/
Vosambia631/

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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 Basambya
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