Basij Surname
Approximately 1,454 people bear this surname
Basij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,443 | 1:53,210 | 5,877 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Basij (50) may also be a first name.
Basij Demographics
Average Basij Salary in
United States
$123,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Basij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basij Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basij (Arabic: بسيج, Hindi: बासिज) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basij? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 268,397th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,012,067 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Basij are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Basij is also the 1,412,538th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 50 people.
This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 1,443 people, or 1 in 53,210. In Iran Basij is mostly concentrated in: Kerman Province, where 19 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 11 percent live and Lorestan Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Iran Basij occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
Basij Last Name Statistics demography
Basij earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 186.8% more than the national average, earning $123,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basij Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basij in the Hindi language | ||
| बासिज | basija | 50 |
| बसीज | basija | 50 |
| Basij in the Arabic language | ||
| بسيج | bsyj | - |
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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 Basij
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