Basija Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Basija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
Basija (10) may also be a first name.
Basija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basija is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Basija.
How Common Is The Last Name Basija? popularity and diffusion
Basija is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Basija are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Basija is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Basija is most numerous in: Kibaale District, where 25 percent are found, Kyenjojo District, where 25 percent are found and Nebbi District, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Basija
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