Basiratu Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Basiratu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Basiratu (4,137) may also be a first name.
Basiratu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basiratu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basiratu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basiratu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,471,719th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Basiratu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Basiratu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Basiratu is also the 108,091st most prevalent forename in the world, held by 4,137 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria Basiratu is mostly found in: Lagos, where 25 percent are found, Ogun, where 18 percent are found and Oyo, where 15 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashiratu | 94 | 13 | / |
| Baseiratu | 94 | 5 | / |
| Basiratou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bassiratu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bassiratou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wasiratu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bhagirathu | 78 | 6 | / |
| Bachiratou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bagirotu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wosiratu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bhogirautu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uozairatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bogirotu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boseurotu | 59 | 5 | / |
| Bhogirotu | 59 | 4 | / |
| Boseuroutu | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bogirouthu | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bhogirothu | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Basiratu
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