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 last name Basija is found most in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Basija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Basija is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Basija reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
Basija is most numerous 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 are found, Kyenjojo District, where 25 percent are found and Nebbi District, where 25 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname exists 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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