Bashiru Surname

6,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bashiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bashiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria70,6281:2,508331
Tanzania7,0751:7,483977
Ghana4,5031:6,001827
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Uganda571:684,90034,656
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
India331:23,244,406321,547
England261:2,143,00282,017
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Bashiru (121,422) may also be a first name.

Bashiru Last Name Facts

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

Bashiru (Hindi: बशीरू, Marathi: बािशरु) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bashiru? popularity and diffusion

Bashiru is the 6,847th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 88,276 people. The last name Bashiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bashiru reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,519th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 121,422 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 70,628 people, or 1 in 2,508. In Nigeria Bashiru is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 13 percent are found, Zamfara, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and Ghana, where 5 percent are found.

Bashiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Bashiru surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Bashiru earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.01% less than the national average, earning $22,434 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bashiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bashiru in the Hindi language
बशीरूbasiru59.09
बशीरुbasiru34.09
बशिरूbasiru2.27
बाशिरुbasiru2.27
बसीरूbasiru2.27
Bashiru in the Marathi language
बािशरुbaisaru33.33
बशीरूbasiru33.33
बशीरुbasiru33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bashiru
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