Basia Surname
Approximately 3,719 people bear this surname
Basia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,326 | 1:31,762 | 3,949 |
| Philippines | 538 | 1:188,175 | 30,066 |
| Indonesia | 236 | 1:560,378 | 45,049 |
| India | 173 | 1:4,433,904 | 116,010 |
| Greece | 146 | 1:75,889 | 12,787 |
| Uganda | 73 | 1:534,785 | 29,774 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Solomon Islands | 39 | 1:14,873 | 2,820 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Băşia (4) are calculated separately.
Basia (39,032) may also be a first name.
Basia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Basia (Arabic: باسيا, Georgian: ბასია, Hindi: बसीअ, Oriya: ବାସିଆ) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as: Băşia. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Basia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 122,849th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,959,544 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Basia reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 22,668th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 39,032 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,326 people, or 1 in 31,762. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basia in the Georgian language | ||
| ბასია | basia | - |
| Basia in the Hindi language | ||
| बसीअ | basi'a | - |
| Basia in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାସିଆ | basi'a | 59.29 |
| ବସିଆ | basi'a | 30.97 |
| ବାସୀଆ | basi'a | 4.42 |
| ବାଶିଆ | basi'a | 2.65 |
| ବଶିଆ | basi'a | 1.77 |
| ବାସି | basi | 0.88 |
| Basia in the Arabic language | ||
| باسيا | basya | - |
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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 Basia
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