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) is found most in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms: Băşia. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 122,849th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,959,544 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Basia live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 22,668th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 39,032 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,326 people, or 1 in 31,762. Apart from The DR Congo it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
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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