Basarab Surname

62,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Moldova

Basarab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basarab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4,8501:9,3861,137
Moldova8961:3,975564
Russia7961:181,05920,300
Romania6441:31,1773,964
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Poland2041:186,31725,374
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Israel271:316,94927,106
Transnistria221:21,5773,838
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Czechia151:708,89864,682
England81:6,964,757184,742
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Basaráb (1) are calculated separately.

Basarab (19) may also be a first name.

Basarab Last Name Facts

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

Basarab (Bengali: বসরব, Russian: Басараб) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Basaráb. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basarab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,245th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 903,489 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Basarab are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 66 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Basarab is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

Basarab is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 4,850 people, or 1 in 9,386. In Ukraine Basarab is mostly found in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 17 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 11 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Basarab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Basarab surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Basarab are 17.38% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 64.15% being registered with the party.

The amount Basarab earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.16% more than the national average, earning $50,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $49,491 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Basarab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basarab in the Bengali language
বসরবbasaraba-
Basarab in the Russian language
Басарабbasarab-

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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
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