Basamu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Basamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Basamu (16) may also be a first name.

Basamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basamu (Marathi: बासमु) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Basamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Basamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Basamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Basamu live; 24 percent live in Central Africa and 24 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Basamu is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Basamu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent are found and Uganda, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baasamu927/
Bashamu926/
Bhasamu924/
Basiamu921/
Bausamu921/
Bassamou8699/
Baisamut8614/
Batsamut865/
Bausamui861/
Basamaut861/
Bhasamud861/
Baisamau861/
Baisammu861/
Besamu8377/
Vasamu8312/
Bazamu838/
Wasamu837/
Basemu836/
Bajamu835/
Bassamoud801,806/
Bazamou779/
Basomus774/
Buisamu774/
Bashomu772/
Baizamu771/
Vaisamu771/
Beshamu771/
Bashemu771/
Basamoo771/
Beesamu771/
Bessamou7111/
Badjamou7110/
Wassamou714/
Wasamuth712/
Bassamoo711/
Uosamu67155/
Vazamu6762/
Bosemu6721/
Besemu679/
Batchamou675/
Bajomu673/
Bassoumou673/
Boussamou671/

Basamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basamu in the Marathi language
बासमुbasamu-

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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 Basamu
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