Basile Surname
Approximately 75,545 people bear this surname
Basile Surname Definition:
(English, Italian) Descendant of Basil or Basilio (king).
Read More About This SurnameBasile Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 35,582 | 1:1,719 | 89 |
| United States | 10,854 | 1:33,394 | 4,169 |
| Chad | 8,666 | 1:1,568 | 294 |
| Argentina | 3,985 | 1:10,726 | 1,009 |
| Rwanda | 3,101 | 1:3,665 | 908 |
| France | 2,400 | 1:27,676 | 3,360 |
| Brazil | 1,901 | 1:112,611 | 4,257 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Australia | 1,198 | 1:22,534 | 3,103 |
| DR Congo | 657 | 1:112,450 | 12,366 |
| Canada | 549 | 1:67,114 | 7,748 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Iran | 433 | 1:177,327 | 14,829 |
| Germany | 324 | 1:248,474 | 27,007 |
| Belgium | 321 | 1:35,815 | 5,837 |
| Haiti | 299 | 1:35,732 | 2,429 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Nigeria | 276 | 1:641,822 | 30,209 |
| Switzerland | 248 | 1:33,117 | 4,867 |
| Israel | 242 | 1:35,362 | 4,934 |
| Cameroon | 232 | 1:89,522 | 10,766 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Venezuela | 171 | 1:176,632 | 5,096 |
| England | 158 | 1:352,646 | 25,413 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Spain | 126 | 1:371,048 | 20,817 |
| Lebanon | 111 | 1:50,785 | 4,194 |
| New Zealand | 73 | 1:62,032 | 9,583 |
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Ivory Coast | 64 | 1:360,488 | 12,777 |
| Panama | 57 | 1:68,636 | 2,986 |
| Uruguay | 55 | 1:62,396 | 6,701 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Peru | 35 | 1:908,118 | 18,273 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Vietnam | 24 | 1:3,860,252 | 2,351 |
| Benin | 22 | 1:469,800 | 32,108 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Basilé (1) are calculated separately.
Basile (51,727) may also be a first name.
Basile Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, Italian) Descendant of Basil or Basilio (king).
User-submitted Reference
Basile is a variant of the given name, Basil, a Greek name meaning 'royal', or 'regal'. It was likely taken as a surname by a son of a man named Basil.
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Basile Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Basile Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basile Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basile (Arabic: باسيلى, Hindi: बसीले, Marathi: बसाले) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Basilé. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basile? popularity and diffusion
The last name Basile is the 7,517th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 96,466 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Basile are found; 47 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 17,970th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 51,727 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 35,582 people, or 1 in 1,719. In Italy Basile is most common in: Sicily, where 23 percent reside, Apulia, where 21 percent reside and Campania, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Italy this surname occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Chad, where 11 percent reside.
Basile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Basile has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Basile last name increased 43,416 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,267 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Basile Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Maronite (94%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Basile surname are 2.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.41% registered with the political party.
The amount Basile earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning €36,604 per year; in Peru they earn 90.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,012 per year; in South Africa they earn 166.94% more than the national average, earning R 634,344 per year; in United States they earn 13.58% more than the national average, earning $49,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $54,610 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basile Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basile in the Hindi language | ||
| बसीले | basile | - |
| Basile in the Marathi language | ||
| बसाले | basale | 66.67 |
| बिसले | bisale | 33.33 |
| Basile in the Arabic language | ||
| باسيلى | basyly | - |
| باسيلي | basyly | - |
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Footnotes
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