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
Basija has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basija? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Basija occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Basija live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 10 people.
The surname Basija is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Basija is most prevalent in: Kibaale District, where 25 percent reside, Kyenjojo District, where 25 percent reside and Nebbi District, where 25 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 13 percent reside.
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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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