Basel Surname
Approximately 8,187 people bear this surname
Basel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 3,157 | 1:9,022 | 626 |
| Egypt | 1,281 | 1:71,769 | 6,590 |
| United States | 1,263 | 1:286,983 | 26,678 |
| Germany | 805 | 1:100,007 | 12,408 |
| France | 337 | 1:197,100 | 30,644 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| India | 267 | 1:2,872,904 | 87,446 |
| South Africa | 149 | 1:363,609 | 33,044 |
| Czechia | 126 | 1:84,393 | 14,132 |
| United Arab Emirates | 79 | 1:115,978 | 9,837 |
| Iran | 47 | 1:1,633,671 | 62,881 |
| Denmark | 47 | 1:120,100 | 11,018 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 133 | 1:377,584 | 28,378 |
The alternate forms: Başel (1,602) & Bäsel (286) are calculated separately.
Basel (42,730) may also be a first name.
Basel Demographics
Average Male Basel Height
175.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Basel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basel (Arabic: بيسيل, Hindi: बसेल, Marathi: बसेल) is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Başel or Bäsel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Basel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 61,427th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 890,136 people. The surname Basel occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Basel are found; 42 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Basel is also the 21,061st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 42,730 people.
The surname Basel is most common in Nepal, where it is borne by 3,157 people, or 1 in 9,022. In Nepal Basel is most numerous in: Bagmati, where 20 percent live, Lumbini, where 19 percent live and Gandaki, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nepal it exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Basel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Basel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Basel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Basel surname are 7.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.51% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Basel earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 47.3% more than the national average, earning R 350,052 per year and in United States they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning $49,344 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basel in the Hindi language | ||
| बसेल | basela | 95.65 |
| बासेल | basela | 4.35 |
| Basel in the Marathi language | ||
| बसेल | basela | 90.63 |
| बासेल | basela | 9.38 |
| Basel in the Arabic language | ||
| بيسيل | bysyl | - |
| بازل | bazl | - |
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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 Basel
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