Bashir Surname

578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Libya

Bashir Surname User-submission:

The surname Beshir or Bashir means 'one who brings good news'.

Bashir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan250,0761:714114
Sudan195,7211:19224
Nigeria182,9311:968117
Somalia62,1511:21629
Libya40,4481:15415
India30,0981:25,4861,921
Syria19,7871:975119
Bangladesh19,6461:8,111718
Afghanistan19,5441:1,645201
Kenya16,3401:2,826447
Saudi Arabia15,8601:1,946214
Iraq12,1201:2,890336
Egypt11,9591:7,688935
United Arab Emirates10,1691:90198
England7,2921:7,6411,121
Yemen5,1701:5,111723
Ethiopia4,6681:20,8972,688
Jordan4,4831:1,972360
Palestine3,7261:1,221209
Kuwait3,3651:1,129118
Iran3,2941:23,3102,942
United States2,8381:127,71613,512
Israel2,3291:3,674505
Lebanon1,9681:2,864541
Oman1,5861:2,325348
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
Qatar1,1921:1,978173
Uganda1,0821:36,0814,722
Somaliland9671:3,620346
Tanzania9521:55,6116,069
Canada8921:41,3075,148
Bahrain6321:2,134320
Indonesia6291:210,25319,770
Malaysia5341:55,2334,243
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
Spain4321:108,2228,648
Scotland4291:12,4801,664
Djibouti3501:2,614242
Sweden2941:33,4922,723
South Africa2661:203,67621,747
Denmark2201:25,6582,614
Norway2091:24,6043,270
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Germany1791:449,75139,926
Australia1661:162,62516,859
France1551:428,53462,172
Russia1371:1,051,99379,925
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
Wales1001:30,9453,130
Belgium971:118,52217,481
Philippines901:1,124,86991,280
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Greece711:156,05325,589
Ireland611:77,1964,645
Tunisia611:10,0101,673
Jamaica471:61,0633,229
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Iceland351:10,8601,018
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Malta301:14,342837
Botswana281:78,10513,263
China281:48,832,9132,633
Kazakhstan271:654,90744,542
Romania271:743,62550,353
Bermuda191:3,436515
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Austria181:473,08046,251
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Eritrea91:527,989318
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Albania31:971,35222,477
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Palau11:21,643223
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bashir (1,323,336) may also be a first name.

Bashir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Beshir or Bashir means 'one who brings good news'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

In Arabic, it means 'bearer of good news'.

- musaab1

Bashir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bashir Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bashir (Arabic: البشيري, Bengali: বশির, Georgian: ბაშირ, Hindi: बशीर, Marathi: बशीर, Oriya: ବାସିର, Russian: Башир) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bashir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 578th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,744 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Bashir are found; 34 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 589th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,323,336 people.

This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 250,076 people, or 1 in 714. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 81 percent reside, Sindh, where 6 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 143 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 19 percent reside.

Bashir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bashir has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bashir last name increased 729,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 70,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bashir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bashir last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (88%) in Kenya, Shiite (48%) in Lebanon and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Bashir last name are 0.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bashir earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.3% less than the national average, earning 296,595 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning R 279,072 per year; in United States they earn 8.33% more than the national average, earning $46,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $50,347 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bashier9229,962/
Basheir9218,261/
Bashire921,940/
Bashair92374/
Baschir92129/
Bashoir92102/
Bhashir9264/
Basshir9229/
Baashir9226/
Bashirr9224/
Bahshir9223/
Bashhir929/
Baushir927/
Bashirt925/
Baishir925/
Batshir925/
Bashior924/
Bashuir924/
Bashsir923/
Basjhir923/
Badshir922/
Bashgir922/
Bashird921/
Beashir921/
Bajshir921/
Bashitr921/
Basxhir921/
Bashihr921/
Bazshir921/
Bashirh921/
Bashisr921/
Basir9161,929/
Badshair8648/
Baschier8620/
Bashgirh865/
Bashshir862/
Bashirth861/
Bhashier861/
Bahashir861/
Bashaire861/
Basahair861/
Batshire861/
Baidshir861/
Basher8381,180/
Beshir8350,428/
Bachir8336,344/
Bassir833,146/
Vashir831,292/
Basire83639/
Bajsir83504/
Boshir83487/
Bahsir83340/
Basair83322/
Basier83257/
Baasir8397/
Washir8378/
Basoir8377/
Baisir8377/
Bhasir8337/
Bausir8336/
Bashyr8329/
Basjir8328/
Basihr8317/
Basuir8311/
Baseir836/
Batsir836/
Bahcir835/
Baysir834/
Uashir832/
Basgir831/
Basirr831/
Bashır831/
Basitr831/
Bascir831/
Basehr831/
Bashjr831/
Basirt831/
Bashirova808,060/
Bashaireh8014/
Bashirová801/
Basheer77322,878/
Baasher774,571/
Bassier771,631/
Bajsair771,279/
Beshier77876/
Boshier77595/
Besheir77582/
Bausher77353/
Bausier77333/
Beausir77247/
Beishir77225/
Baisier77123/
Bashere77103/
Bachire7799/
Bascher7780/
Bassire7756/
Baisher7749/
Batsire7742/
Bashear7731/
Bachoir7727/
Basoire7727/
Başchir7727/
Badsher7719/
Bashher7719/
Bachair7718/
Bassior7717/
Bachhir7713/
Bausire7710/
Basiere7710/
Bassher779/
Bhasher778/
Bahasir777/
Beschir776/
Baachir776/
Boushir776/
Bashert775/
Bayseir775/
Vashire774/
Beshair774/
Baichir774/
Batchir774/
Bașchir774/
Wazshir774/
Baesher773/
Vashair773/
Basaire773/
Bachirr773/
Baasirt773/
Hbasher773/
Basherr773/
Bhachir772/
Washire772/
Baysher771/
Baszier771/
Washier771/
Uashire771/
Vashirt771/
Beasher771/
Vashier771/
Bahsier771/
Washgir771/
Bahsher771/
Baisire771/
Bassoir771/
Basierz771/
Basherh771/
Bassair771/
Bassgir771/
Bazchir771/
Badchir771/
Bachi'r771/
Bachirt771/
Bachitr771/
Bajsier771/
Bahchir771/
Batsher771/
Boshair771/
Bachird770/
Beasire770/
Basheur770/
Basierr770/
Boshoir770/
Baasier770/
Bayshirova758/
Baschirova755/
Baser734,602/
Vasir733,755/
Wasir731,677/
Bazir731,110/
Bosir73425/
Besir73282/
Bacir7313/
Basyr739/
Baxir731/
Başir731/
Uasir731/
Bauscher71741/
Beausire71544/
Basirova71530/
Beschier71371/
Bachhire71228/
Baischer71135/
Bausiere71114/
Bhasheer7188/
Baussier7184/
Batchire7174/
Batscher7148/
Beausier7142/
Bauchire7130/
Boschier7117/
Bachhair7111/
Waschier7110/
Basheere718/
Baasheer716/
Basheert715/
Basheerp714/
Boushier712/
Basheart712/
Boushire712/
Basheerr712/
Vashshir712/
Basheerh712/
Baschert711/
Baichair711/
Boeshier711/
Badscher711/
Baeszier711/
Baichire711/
Baisheer711/
Baissher711/
Baissier711/
Bausoire711/
Bashheer711/
Batchoir711/
Bachaire711/
Baassire711/
Hbasheer711/
Badsheer711/
Bassheer711/
Beashear710/
Battsher710/
Beisheir710/
Beishier710/
Baseherd710/
Baushear710/
Bastcher710/
Boschirt710/
Baescher710/
Bosire6723,591/
Bacher6718,866/
Baseer6715,435/
Besher6713,237/
Washer672,815/
Bosher672,173/
Basser671,647/
Beaussier671,253/
Bauser671,049/
Besier671,004/
Bosier67631/
Bazzir67487/
Vasher67406/
Basere67398/
Beysir67359/
Bosgir67278/
Beaussire67268/
Bessir67265/
Baizer67250/
Bauzir67214/
Bashyrova67212/
Bauschert67189/
Wasier67103/
Beaser67102/
Baiser6779/
Baaser6757/
Bayser6754/
Basger6741/
Basyor6739/
Bahser6735/
Bashayreh6732/
Baicer6732/
Bachér6732/
Beshyr6728/
Baixer6723/
Bauchaire6721/
Basear6719/
Wasire6717/
Beausiere6717/
Basherova6715/
Beausheur6715/
Bhaser6714/
Bajser6714/
Bazoir6714/
Behsir6713/
Wachir6712/
Bochir6712/
Baßier6711/
Bassirova6710/
Vashirova677/
Bachchire677/
Vasire677/
Battscher677/
Boisir677/
Bachèr677/
Basetr676/
Bacire676/
Bosoir676/
Batser675/
Vassir675/
Baysirova675/
Badser675/
Vasier675/
Baserp674/
Uhasir674/
Bazsér674/
Beuschier674/
Wassir674/
Baizir673/
Baszer673/
Boshirova672/
Baeser672/
Bousir672/
Bozair672/
Bazair672/
Waisir672/
Boysir672/
Battchire672/
Bacier672/
Baazir672/
Wasair672/
Bossir671/
Beauscher671/
Baxher671/
Baserr671/
Basheerpp671/
Bassjr671/
Besihr671/
Wasgir671/
Vaasir671/
Basert671/
Besair671/
Vasoir671/
Wausheire671/
Waysir671/
Vasirh671/
Vasirt671/
Vasitr671/
Vaseir671/
Boesir671/
Buisir671/
Bahaissir671/
Basherová671/
Batchirre671/
Basşer671/
Bazirh671/
Bayzir671/
Bachyr671/
Vasihr671/
Vausir671/
Bescir671/
Bazeir670/
Besoir670/

Bashir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bashir in the Georgian language
ბაშირbashir-
Bashir in the Hindi language
बशीरbasira99.25
बाशीरbasira0.18
बशिरbasira0.15
बसीरbasira0.1
बाशिरbasira0.09
वशीरvasira0.08
बश्ीरbasira0.03
बशिरनbasirana0.01
बसीराbasira0.01
मोबशीरmobasira0.01
डाबशीरdabasira0.01
बषीरbasira0.01
़बशीरbasira0.01
Bashir in the Marathi language
बशीरbasira91.64
बाशीरbasira1.23
बसीरbasira1.19
बािशरbaisara0.59
मोबशीरmobasira0.55
नसीरnasira0.55
बशाीरbasaira0.39
नासीरnasira0.23
बशीराकbasiraka0.13
बशीऱbasira0.1
अबशीरabasira0.1
जहीरjahira0.08
िबसिमibasima0.08
बशीरारbasirara0.08
बझीरbajhira0.07
वशीरvasira0.07
नशीरnasira0.07
वझीरvajhira0.05
बशीदbasida0.05
बशीराउbasira'u0.03
बशीराहbasiraha0.03
बशीरुbasiru0.03
बक्षीरbaksira0.03
बशोरbasora0.03
नझीरnajhira0.03
बासीरbasira0.03
बारीरbarira0.03
जहीराjahira0.02
बसीदbasida0.02
साहीरsahira0.02
बाशीीरbasiira0.02
बाजीरbajira0.02
बजीरbajira0.02
बाहीराउbahira'u0.02
बशीरअbasira'a0.02
वशिरvasira0.02
अबशाीरabasaira0.02
बसहीरbasahira0.02
साशीरsasira0.02
बाशीरबीbasirabi0.02
बशारbasara0.02
बशीराbasira0.02
आहीरेahire0.02
शाहीराsahira0.02
बाखीbakhi0.02
बाहीरbahira0.02
अन्सािरansaira0.02
सबशीरsabasira0.02
बशरीbasari0.02
बािसरbaisara0.02
अशहीasahi0.02
शफीराsaphira0.02
बांशीरbansira0.02
िबशरibasara0.02
बशीरानbasirana0.02
बशीलbasila0.02
ताहीरtahira0.02
सफीराsaphira0.02
बरीरbarira0.02
बािशराbaisara0.02
बशीरमोbasiramo0.02
अशफीasaphi0.02
शफीरsaphira0.02
नाझीरnajhira0.02
़बशीरbasira0.02
Bashir in the Bengali language
বশিরbasira50
বশীরbasira27.27
বসিরbasira13.64
বাশীরbasira4.55
বাশিরbasira4.55
Bashir in the Oriya language
ବାସିରbasira37.5
ବଶିରbasira25
ବାସିbasi12.5
ବସିହ୍basih12.5
ବସିରbasira12.5
Bashir in the Russian language
Баширbasir-
Bashir in the Arabic language
البشيريalbshyry-
البشيرalbshyr-
بشيرbshyr-

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