Bashm Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Bashm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bashm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan881:365,3775,342
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Bashm (18) may also be a first name.

Bashm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bashm occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bashm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Bashm occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Bashm live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Bashm is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 365,377. In Afghanistan Bashm is most prevalent in: Faryab, where 58 percent live, Badghis, where 33 percent live and Jowzjan, where 8 percent live. Barring Afghanistan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bashme914/
Baashm911/
Bajshm911/
Basm89405/
Bhashme8342/
Basme80385/
Bassm80123/
Bhasm8077/
Basmh806/
Bachm803/
Basmt801/
Bajhm801/
Vashm801/
Beshm801/
Bazhm801/
Baism801/
Baesm801/
Boshm800/
Bhasme738,765/
Vaishm7310/
Basımı731/
Whashm731/
Boeshm731/
Bauchm730/
Bachme730/
Bazm67348/
Wasm6720/
Bajm6713/
Besm6711/
Basmova6710/
Bosm671/
Bacm671/
Uasm671/
Vasm671/
Bhaasme671/
Bhaisme671/

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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 Bashm
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