Base Surname
Approximately 14,525 people bear this surname
Base Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the base,' i.e. of low stature; v. Bass.
Geoffrey Base, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Isabella Base, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Base, 1379: ibid.
1579.
Read More About This SurnameBase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 8,015 | 1:12,631 | 1,293 |
| South Africa | 1,581 | 1:34,268 | 4,379 |
| United States | 957 | 1:378,745 | 33,475 |
| India | 587 | 1:1,306,755 | 51,202 |
| Argentina | 464 | 1:92,119 | 7,765 |
| Indonesia | 337 | 1:392,431 | 33,377 |
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Iran | 299 | 1:256,798 | 19,218 |
| England | 286 | 1:194,818 | 17,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 271 | 1:30,088 | 3,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Brazil | 164 | 1:1,305,331 | 44,621 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| Russia | 62 | 1:2,324,565 | 137,882 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| Israel | 40 | 1:213,941 | 20,390 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 211 | 1:115,523 | 11,173 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 319 | 1:157,425 | 14,458 |
The alternate forms: Bäse (344), Baše (327) & Basè (1) are calculated separately.
Base (9,573) may also be a first name.
Base Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the base,' i.e. of low stature; v. Bass.
Geoffrey Base, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Isabella Base, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Base, 1379: ibid.
1579. Antony Base and Elizabeth Awdeley: Marriage Lic. (London).
Andrew de Bas who was one of the jurors in a dispute regarding the Kirketun of Aberbuthenoth in 1206 (SCM., V, p. 212), derived his name from the Bass in Aberdeenshire.
= Bass, q.v.
Geoffrey Base.—Hundred Rolls
French bas, short, low of stature. Le Bas is a very well-known French surname, and has been naturalized here since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
Bass is also a Leicestershire name. Basse occurred in Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire in the 13th century (H. R.). Edward Bashe held the manor of Botelers in Prittlewell parish, Essex, in the reign of Elizabeth (M.).
Base Demographics
Average Male Base Height
175.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Base Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Base Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Base (Bengali: বসু, Georgian: ბასე, Hindi: बासे, Marathi: बासे, Oriya: ବାେସ, Russian: Басе) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may appear in the variant forms: Bäse, Baše or Basè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Base? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,314th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 501,724 people. The last name Base occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Base live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 63,112th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 9,573 people.
This last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 8,015 people, or 1 in 12,631. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Bicol, where 36 percent live, Calabarzon, where 16 percent live and National Capital Region, where 14 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Base is found in 105 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Base Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Base has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Base last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Base Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Base last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Base surname are 25.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.28% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Base earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.8% less than the national average, earning R 116,928 per year; in United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.13% more than the national average, earning $66,640 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Base Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Base in the Georgian language | ||
| ბასე | base | - |
| Base in the Hindi language | ||
| बासे | base | 87.64 |
| बसे | base | 10.11 |
| बांसे | banse | 1.12 |
| Base in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାେସ | baesa | 55.56 |
| ବେସ | besa | 40.74 |
| ବାେ | bae | 3.7 |
| Base in the Marathi language | ||
| बासे | base | 52.08 |
| बसे | base | 41.67 |
| बासॅ | base | 4.17 |
| िभसे | ibhase | 2.08 |
| Base in the Bengali language | ||
| বসু | basu | 50 |
| বাসে | base | 50 |
| Base in the Russian language | ||
| Басе | base | - |
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