Bashira Surname
Approximately 3,100 people bear this surname
Bashira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1,111 | 1:7,959 | 1,532 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Pakistan | 631 | 1:283,112 | 6,071 |
| Nigeria | 392 | 1:451,895 | 23,088 |
| India | 205 | 1:3,741,782 | 103,944 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Bashirâ (1) are calculated separately.
Bashira (33,686) may also be a first name.
Bashira Demographics
Bashira Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Bashira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bashira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bashira (Arabic: بشيرا, Georgian: ბაშირა, Hindi: बशीरा, Marathi: बशीरा, Oriya: ବଶିରା) occurs in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bashirâ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bashira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 143,530th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,350,821 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Bashira are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Bashira is also the 25,465th most numerous first name in the world, held by 33,686 people.
This last name is most common in Jordan, where it is carried by 1,111 people, or 1 in 7,959. In Jordan it is most numerous in: Irbid Governorate, where 89 percent live, Amman Governorate, where 5 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 5 percent live. Outside of Jordan it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 20 percent live.
Bashira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bashira surname is principally Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bashira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bashira in the Georgian language | ||
| ბაშირა | bashira | - |
| Bashira in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଶିରା | basira | - |
| Bashira in the Hindi language | ||
| बशीरा | basira | 93.78 |
| बशीरां | basiram | 3.78 |
| बशिरा | basira | 1.11 |
| बशीर | basira | 0.33 |
| बाशिरा | basira | 0.33 |
| बश्ीरा | basira | 0.22 |
| बसीरा | basira | 0.11 |
| बश्िर्ा | basira | 0.11 |
| बाशीरा | basira | 0.11 |
| बश्िरा | basira | 0.11 |
| Bashira in the Marathi language | ||
| बशीरा | basira | 91.55 |
| बशीर | basira | 2.87 |
| बाशीरा | basira | 1.28 |
| बशीराबी | basirabi | 0.64 |
| बशीराार | basiraara | 0.48 |
| बशीरााउ | basiraa'u | 0.32 |
| शेबशीरा | sebasira | 0.16 |
| बसीरा | basira | 0.16 |
| नसीर | nasira | 0.16 |
| वशीरा | vasira | 0.16 |
| बशेरा | basera | 0.16 |
| नशीर | nasira | 0.16 |
| मसीरा | masira | 0.16 |
| बशीश | basisa | 0.16 |
| जहीर | jahira | 0.16 |
| बशीराान | basiraana | 0.16 |
| बाशीराार | basiraara | 0.16 |
| बजीर | bajira | 0.16 |
| Bashira in the Arabic language | ||
| بشيرا | bshyra | - |
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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