Basenga Surname
Approximately 828 people bear this surname
Basenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 773 | 1:95,575 | 10,806 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Basenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basenga (Oriya: ବାେସ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Basenga is the 419,303rd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,801,384 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Basenga are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 95,575. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basenga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basenga in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାେସ | baesa | - |
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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 Basenga
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