Bashr Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Libya

Bashr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bashr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1311:1,352,23553,045
Pakistan621:2,881,35323,780
India271:28,409,829361,298
Libya161:390,2481,390
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bashr (242) may also be a first name.

Bashr Last Name Facts

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

Bashr (Hindi: बाशर, Marathi: बसीर) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bashr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bashr is the 998,609th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Bashr reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bashr is also the 574,510th most common first name world-wide It is held by 242 people.

The surname Bashr is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 1,352,235. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 25 percent are found, Sokoto, where 24 percent are found and Zamfara, where 24 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Bashr occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 24 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Bashr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bashr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bashr last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bashrt918/
Bashsr915/
Baashr912/
Bashrr912/
Bashrh912/
Bashjr911/
Bashır911/
Bhashr911/
Baishr911/
Baushr910/
Basr89150/
Beshr803,878/
Bachr80306/
Baisr809/
Basrr805/
Batsr804/
Bascr803/
Bassr803/
Basrt802/
Basrh801/
Bahsr801/
Bhasr801/
Basrd801/
Basrì801/
Baesr800/
Boshr800/
Baseherd770/
Baittshr770/
Baichr733/
Beeshr732/
Bachrd731/
Beasrd731/
Bodshr731/
Bassjr731/
Batchr731/
Boschr731/
Wasr67299/
Bajr6790/
Besr6728/
Basrova6727/
Bazeher6712/
Bacr677/
Bazr677/
Vasr676/
Bosr673/
Basgeer671/
Bahadsr671/
Bajhzer671/
Bhoishr671/
Bassrdh671/
Baxr670/

Bashr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bashr in the Marathi language
बसीरbasira66.67
बशीरbasira33.33
Bashr in the Hindi language
बाशरbasara50

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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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  • 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 Bashr
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