Basilan Surname

69,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Basilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6,9151:14,6401,598
United States761:4,769,196247,034
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India101:76,706,538639,611
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080

Basilan (173) may also be a first name.

Basilan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Basilan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Basilan (Hindi: बसीलन) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basilan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Basilan is the 69,604th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,024,395 people. Basilan is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Basilan live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 694,534th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 173 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 6,915 people, or 1 in 14,640. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 23 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 14 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Basilan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Basilan surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Basilan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.28% more than the national average, earning $54,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.9% less than the national average, earning $42,281 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Basilan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basilan in the Hindi language
बसीलनbasilana-

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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 Basilan
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