Bashau Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Bashau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Bashau (20) may also be a first name.
Bashau Demographics
Bashau Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Bashau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bashau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bashau (Oriya: ବଶଉ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bashau.
How Common Is The Last Name Bashau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,152,526th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Bashau are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 20 people.
Bashau is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Bashau is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 73 percent live, Oyo, where 11 percent live and Zamfara, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Bashau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bashau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bashau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bashau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bashau in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଶଉ | basa'u | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Bashau
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis