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) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Basenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Basenya live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Basenya is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 20 percent are found, Kiruhura District, where 20 percent are found and Kyenjojo District, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found and Burundi, where 9 percent are found.
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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