Where Does The Last Name Basilus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Basilus (Oriya: ବାସିଲୁସ୍) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Basilus.

How Common Is The Last Name Basilus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 4,649,889^th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Basilus reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Basilus is also the 1,234,572^nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 63 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Basilus is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 44 percent live, Western, where 44 percent live and New Ireland, where 11 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent live and Malaysia, where 11 percent live.