Basira Surname
Approximately 5,012 people bear this surname
Basira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,872 | 1:61,679 | 4,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,129 | 1:13,674 | 1,870 |
| Indonesia | 361 | 1:366,341 | 31,484 |
| India | 306 | 1:2,506,750 | 79,964 |
| Philippines | 242 | 1:418,340 | 52,739 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Basira (59,801) may also be a first name.
Basira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basira (Bengali: বসিরা, Georgian: ბასირა, Hindi: बसीरा, Marathi: बसीरा, Oriya: ବସିରା, Russian: Басира) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 94,978th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,454,020 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Basira are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 15,900th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 59,801 people.
The surname Basira is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,872 people, or 1 in 61,679. In Nigeria Basira is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 67 percent live, Sokoto, where 16 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basira in the Georgian language | ||
| ბასირა | basira | - |
| Basira in the Hindi language | ||
| बसीरा | basira | 91.38 |
| बसीरां | basiram | 3.54 |
| बसिरा | basira | 3.22 |
| बासिरा | basira | 1.21 |
| बासीरा | basira | 0.4 |
| वसीरा | vasira | 0.08 |
| बसिरां | basiram | 0.08 |
| बशीरा | basira | 0.08 |
| Basira in the Marathi language | ||
| बसीरा | basira | 83.08 |
| बासीरा | basira | 6.15 |
| बशीर | basira | 1.54 |
| बांसेरा | bansera | 0.77 |
| बािसरा | baisara | 0.77 |
| बसीर | basira | 0.77 |
| बशीरा | basira | 0.77 |
| बासीर | basira | 0.77 |
| Basira in the Bengali language | ||
| বসিরা | basira | 80 |
| বাসিরা | basira | 13.33 |
| বসীরা | basira | 6.67 |
| Basira in the Oriya language | ||
| ବସିରା | basira | 80 |
| ବଶିରା | basira | 8.89 |
| ବାସିରା | basira | 8.89 |
| ବସୀରା | basira | 2.22 |
| Basira in the Russian language | ||
| Басира | basira | - |
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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
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- 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 Basira
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