Basaraba Surname

120,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Basaraba Surname User-submission:

Basaraba means 'dragon' and woman of the dragon clan. It may be an ancient Scythian name.

Basaraba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,6561:27,4903,952
Romania6711:29,9223,818
Canada6081:60,6017,126
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Russia2061:699,62659,491
Serbia1361:52,5365,051
Poland701:542,98251,331
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Bosnia and Herzegovina311:114,0778,979
Moldova221:161,88016,529
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Basarabă (87) & Băsărabă (28) are calculated separately.

Basaraba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Basaraba means 'dragon' and woman of the dragon clan. It may be an ancient Scythian name.

- audreyl

Basaraba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Basaraba (Oriya: ବସରବା, Russian: Басараба) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may appear as a variant: Basarabă or Băsărabă. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basaraba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Basaraba is the 120,573rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,916,766 people. The last name Basaraba occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Basaraba are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Basaraba is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,656 people, or 1 in 27,490. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 28 percent are found, Ternopil Oblast, where 16 percent are found and Zakarpattia Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Besides Ukraine this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Basaraba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Basaraba surname is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Basaraba surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Basaraba earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning $36,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $46,619 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Basaraba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basaraba in the Oriya language
ବସରବାbasaraba-
Basaraba in the Russian language
Басарабаbasaraba-

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