Basilah Surname
Approximately 967 people bear this surname
Basilah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 659 | 1:13,418 | 2,275 |
| Palestine | 203 | 1:22,408 | 3,411 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Basilah (160) may also be a first name.
Basilah Demographics
Basilah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Basilah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basilah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basilah (Arabic: باسيليه) occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basilah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 371,278th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. Basilah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Basilah are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 725,185th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 160 people.
The last name Basilah is most commonly used in Jordan, where it is borne by 659 people, or 1 in 13,418. In Jordan it is most common in: Amman Governorate, where 73 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Mafraq Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Jordan this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Basilah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basilah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basilah in the Arabic language | ||
| باسيليه | basylyh | - |
| باسله | baslh | - |
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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 Basilah
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