Basiru Surname
Approximately 94,912 people bear this surname
Basiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 93,274 | 1:1,899 | 256 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Indonesia | 545 | 1:242,659 | 22,279 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Basiru (139,336) may also be a first name.
Basiru Demographics
Basiru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Basiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basiru (Hindi: बसीरु, Marathi: बिसरु, Oriya: ବଶିରୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Basiru is the 5,938th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,782 people. Basiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Basiru are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,515th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 139,336 people.
The surname Basiru is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 93,274 people, or 1 in 1,899. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 12 percent live, Zamfara, where 12 percent live and Oyo, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Basiru is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Basiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basiru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basiru in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଶିରୁ | basiru | - |
| Basiru in the Hindi language | ||
| बसीरु | basiru | 57.14 |
| बसीरू | basiru | 32.14 |
| बशीरू | basiru | 7.14 |
| बसिरु | basiru | 3.57 |
| Basiru in the Marathi language | ||
| बिसरु | bisaru | 50 |
| बसीरु | basiru | 50 |
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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 Basiru
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