Basanga Surname
Approximately 19,760 people bear this surname
Basanga Surname Definition:
Basanga is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: salt.
Basanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 19,613 | 1:3,767 | 422 |
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Basanga (1,245) may also be a first name.
Basanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Basanga is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: salt.
Basanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basanga (Oriya: ବାସ) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Basanga is the 27,196th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 368,803 people. The last name Basanga is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Basanga reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 223,865th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,245 people.
This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 19,613 people, or 1 in 3,767. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାସ | basa | 97.3 |
| ବାସଂଗ | basanga | 1.2 |
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Footnotes
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