Basasira Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Basasira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basasira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1551:251,86618,680
England11:55,718,059489,080

Basasira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Basasira occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basasira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,398,030th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Basasira occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Basasira are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 251,866. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kibaale District, where 40 percent live, Wakiso District, where 14 percent live and Mityana District, where 9 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live.

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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 Basasira
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