Basenya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Basenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Basenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basenya (Russian: Басеня) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Basenya is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Basenya reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Basenya is primarily concentrated in: Kampala District, where 20 percent live, Kiruhura District, where 20 percent live and Kyenjojo District, where 20 percent live. Outside of Uganda Basenya occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and Burundi, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashenya | 93 | 8 | / |
| Basheenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Basehenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Basynya | 86 | 63 | / |
| Basenja | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bazenya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Basinya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bosenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vasenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Basengia | 80 | 48 | / |
| Bashinya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vashenya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Washenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vasenyoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Basainya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwasenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bassenia | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vaschenya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wazenya | 71 | 50 | / |
| Wasinya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Bosenja | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bosinya | 71 | 18 | / |
| Basenio | 71 | 14 | / |
| Vashchenya | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bazinya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Basinia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Basinea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basinja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bassinha | 67 | 100 | / |
| Vaseinia | 67 | 54 | / |
| Wassenia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Washinya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waseneha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bosengia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bashinja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Batsinia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bousenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wachenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vascenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botsinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basingea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basingia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bassinia | 67 | 0 | / |
Basenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basenya in the Russian language | ||
| Басеня | basena | - |
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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 Basenya
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