Basanka Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Basanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Basanka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basanka is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Basanka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Basanka is the 1,980,395th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Basanka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Basanka reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Basanka is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Apart from The DR Congo Basanka occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 4 percent reside and Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Basanka
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