Basile Surname

7,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Chad

Basile Surname Definition:

(English, Italian) Descendant of Basil or Basilio (king).

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Basile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy35,5821:1,71989
United States10,8541:33,3944,169
Chad8,6661:1,568294
Argentina3,9851:10,7261,009
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
France2,4001:27,6763,360
Brazil1,9011:112,6114,257
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Australia1,1981:22,5343,103
DR Congo6571:112,45012,366
Canada5491:67,1147,748
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Iran4331:177,32714,829
Germany3241:248,47427,007
Belgium3211:35,8155,837
Haiti2991:35,7322,429
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Nigeria2761:641,82230,209
Switzerland2481:33,1174,867
Israel2421:35,3624,934
Cameroon2321:89,52210,766
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Venezuela1711:176,6325,096
England1581:352,64625,413
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Spain1261:371,04820,817
Lebanon1111:50,7854,194
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Ivory Coast641:360,48812,777
Panama571:68,6362,986
Uruguay551:62,3966,701
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Peru351:908,11818,273
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Malta301:14,342837
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
India241:31,961,058386,265
Vietnam241:3,860,2522,351
Benin221:469,80032,108
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Chile181:978,69319,774
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Austria91:946,15970,786
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Monaco91:4,118434
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
China51:273,464,31313,838
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basilé941/
Basille92810/
Batsile92755/
Bashile92546/
Bassile92365/
Basiles92289/
Basileu92256/
Basileh9284/
Basiley9235/
Baszile9235/
Basilea9229/
Basuile9221/
Basiele9211/
Basilie929/
Basilei928/
Basilee924/
Basoile924/
Baseile922/
Basilet922/
Basaile921/
Basgile921/
Basiler921/
Bausile921/
Basilez921/
Basle911,133/
Baitsile86260/
Baushile8696/
Batshile8657/
Baishile8650/
Bassille8618/
Basaille865/
Bahasile864/
Basilett864/
Baseille862/
Basileha861/
Basilets861/
Bashilea861/
Bassilet861/
Baisilie861/
Bassileu861/
Beasiley860/
Bassiler860/
Vasile8368,669/
Bazile8325,533/
Basele8313,782/
Basili838,098/
Basila834,631/
Basily831,441/
Bacile83769/
Basail83476/
Basuil83380/
Bashil83322/
Bagile83202/
Bajile8378/
Baseil8374/
Baisle8363/
Bassle8350/
Basgil8348/
Besile8337/
Wasile8333/
Bosile8315/
Beasle8313/
Bhasle838/
Basilj834/
Bashle832/
Baslle832/
Basilh831/
Bassaille8021/
Basseille8017/
Baitshile802/
Bassailet802/
Basileová801/
Batshilea801/
Batsileer801/
Bautshile801/
Bashaileh801/
Bashilleh801/
Basilio77110,994/
Bassily774,250/
Bazille771,360/
Bassili771,267/
Basilia771,198/
Bassila771,091/
Baseley77951/
Bhagile77811/
Basiloy77805/
Basilis77702/
Vasilie77504/
Baseler77400/
Baciles77355/
Bashele77320/
Bashila77318/
Baisila77314/
Basuila77301/
Bagilet77277/
Bassele77199/
Bausili77177/
Botsile77156/
Wassile77119/
Mpasile7791/
Bhasele7783/
Bazilet7781/
Bauzile7779/
Washile7762/
Vasilea7753/
Batsele7750/
Basaill7749/
Baseele7744/
Bassail7742/
Badjile7741/
Basilii7737/
Vassile7728/
Beshile7728/
Bazilie7726/
Baselet7725/
Wasiele7724/
Baagile7722/
Bhausle7720/
Bazileu7720/
Vasiles7717/
Bossile7717/
Vasiley7716/
Bessile7716/
Baselle7715/
Bosiley7714/
Basilij7714/
Baziley7713/
Basaili7713/
Vashile7712/
Baziles7711/
Bachile7710/
Basilit7710/
Baseles7710/
Vasilet779/
Boseile779/
Basilyo779/
Basheil778/
Basiliz777/
Baciley777/
Vasilei776/
Baseily776/
Basiely776/
Bacille775/
Bacileu775/
Basisli775/
Bassuil775/
Vasilez774/
Basaail774/
Batsili774/
Wasilee774/
Baziler773/
Bashili773/
Basilid773/
Bhasail773/
Basiliy772/
Bhashil772/
Boshile772/
Vasileh772/
Basilha772/
Baishil772/
Bashail772/
Waisile772/
Wasilez772/
Basseil772/
Vasileu772/
Vasiler772/
Beasily771/
Baxiley771/
Bazaile771/
Bausily771/
Baselei771/
Basgill771/
Basilaa771/
Basilip771/
Basiloi771/
Badsail771/
Baggile771/
Bagiler771/
Vadsile771/
Vasaile771/
Wasilej771/
Wasiley771/
Wasilje771/
Buisile771/
Baecile771/
Badsele771/
Bajilea771/
Bajilje771/
Bajjile771/
Bagiles771/
Batsoil771/
Baxsili771/
Basieli771/
Basilai771/
Bashgil771/
Bazilei771/
Baasila771/
Bhaxile771/
Watsile771/
Beszile771/
Baezile771/
Baselee770/
Beasele770/
Bagiley770/
Besileu770/
Bazzile770/
Basseilles7513/
Basseilees751/
Bauschille750/
Bosle731,099/
Bazle7350/
Vasilets712,639/
Basilaia711,216/
Bazeille71290/
Bazaille71208/
Basilaya71171/
Basselet71148/
Bausilio71113/
Vasilije7186/
Wassilie7181/
Beaseley7164/
Bauseler7157/
Bhasilay7143/
Basselle7141/
Basseler7141/
Bassilis7122/
Batshele7122/
Bassaily7119/
Batsilis7119/
Bassilio7118/
Bachiley7116/
Bayseler7116/
Bashilio7115/
Boitsile7115/
Bocaille7114/
Bassilia7112/
Boschile7112/
Bashaila7111/
Vassiles7110/
Basilish7110/
Vassiley719/
Bachiler718/
Baiseley717/
Vasileas716/
Basilich716/
Bassiely715/
Bazsoili715/
Bassaill715/
Basiluis715/
Bacaille714/
Batsiely714/
Vassilez713/
Vassileu713/
Bahsisli713/
Badjiles713/
Badjeile712/
Bashiell712/
Wassiele712/
Bashailh712/
Vassiler711/
Vasailes711/
Baszeler711/
Bascilio711/
Baseggil711/
Bhoshile711/
Bhaishle711/
Bhaagile711/
Bhashila711/
Wasiless711/
Vasilech711/
Vassiled711/
Mpasaile711/
Veasileh711/
Wassiles711/
Bassioli711/
Washiole711/
Vassilea711/
Boussile711/
Bossille711/
Bessileu711/
Bhagiler711/
D'Bazile711/
Badseles711/
Bajgiele711/
Bahasila711/
Baichele711/
Basailih711/
Basailit711/
Bauzille711/
Bashaili711/
Basheila711/
Bassaili711/
Waschile711/
Bausilis711/
Baitsele711/
Basheley711/
Vatshile711/
Batsitel711/
Basseila711/
Bauseley710/
Basheler710/
Baschele710/
Beaseler710/
Bayselle710/
Bhosle67340,980/
Wasila673,963/
Wasili673,322/
Vasilj672,759/
Vasili672,689/
Bacila671,848/
Bosele671,684/
Bashilova671,289/
Basela671,001/
Bosila67935/
Bossle67933/
Bagili67923/
Bazzle67889/
Vasila67880/
Bazili67590/
Bosilj67556/
Besili67411/
Bosili67362/
Bazila67341/
Besele67320/
Bozile67269/
Bazail67260/
Wasily67223/
Bacili67217/
Bagele67201/
Bashel67158/
Vagile67141/
Vassoille67128/
Wasele67113/
Bajili67106/
Bazele67103/
Baseli6788/
Bazily6779/
Bezile6773/
Baselj6763/
Basely6756/
Bazleh6751/
Vashil6747/
Boshle6739/
Başgil6735/
Vasily6733/
Bessuille6723/
Bösele6717/
Beazle6716/
Bajele6715/
Bacily6714/
Vassileas6714/
Bayzle6713/
Bazeil6713/
Boutsiele6712/
Bazeilles6711/
Bogile679/
Bacele679/
Vasele678/
Bajail677/
Vazile677/
Bousle677/
Beisle675/
Batseleer675/
Vassilets674/
Vasail674/
Vosile674/
Bosily674/
Vasileich673/
Vacile673/
Vasyle672/
Uasila672/
Bohsle672/
Bassilois672/
Wacile672/
Bazyle672/
Bacilă672/
Bojile672/
Boysle671/
Boosle671/
Beizle671/
Beauzille671/
Baxily671/
Battshill671/
Bajeil671/
Wasyle671/
Vasuil671/
Vasilehei671/
Vašile671/
Bosailler671/
Bagilé671/
Baucaille671/
Baseul671/
Basseleer671/
Basély671/
Baysselle671/
Bazilé671/
Basayl671/
Baseal671/
Bazgil671/
Bocail671/
Boxail670/
Bashshill670/
Boszle670/
Wasseiler670/
Batsheler670/
Baugesley670/
Boslle670/

Basile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basile in the Hindi language
बसीलेbasile-
Basile in the Marathi language
बसालेbasale66.67
बिसलेbisale33.33
Basile in the Arabic language
باسيلىbasyly-
باسيليbasyly-

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