Basken Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Basken Surname Definition:

James Basken was collector for the shire of Banff, 1653 (Banff Rec., p. 143), and Alexander Basken was apprentice in Edinburgh, 1679 (Edin. App.). Nisbet (l) mentions a family Baskin of Ord, but gives no information.

Basken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Norway81:642,78647,258
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

The alternate forms: Başken (67) & Bäsken (46) are calculated separately.

Basken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

James Basken was collector for the shire of Banff, 1653 (Banff Rec., p. 143), and Alexander Basken was apprentice in Edinburgh, 1679 (Edin. App.). Nisbet (l) mentions a family Baskin of Ord, but gives no information.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Basken Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Basken Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Basken (Russian: Баскен) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Başken or Bäsken. Click here to see other possible spellings of Basken.

How Common Is The Last Name Basken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Basken reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States Basken is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 12 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 4 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent are found and Norway, where 5 percent are found.

Basken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Basken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Basken last name expanded 179 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Basken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Basken are 25.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Basken earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.09% less than the national average, earning 207,329 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $42,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $47,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Başken9467/
Bäsken9446/
Bassken927/
Bausken920/
Baskenn920/
Baskeen920/
Baskn911/
Baskienė866/
Baskin8316,659/
Bosken83137/
Bösken83127/
Besken83106/
Baskyn8365/
Baskın833/
Baskenova8022/
Bashkin771,121/
Baskind77454/
Baskina77291/
Boesken77137/
Bashkyn77111/
Beskeen7768/
Baskyna7767/
Beisken7751/
Basckin7742/
Baiskin7740/
Baschen7723/
Bessken7719/
Bauskin7718/
Boskent7713/
Batskin7713/
Basskin7711/
Baszkin7710/
Bousken775/
Batskyn775/
Bhaskin771/
Baskynd771/
Bashkenova7535/
Bashkina711,112/
Baškienė71576/
Bashkyna71125/
Baushkin7154/
Bauschen7146/
Boschken7131/
Bashchen7121/
Beiseken7118/
Böschken717/
Baschkin715/
Basquien712/
Bashking712/
Baashkin711/
Baiskina711/
Bashkennova711/
Beşken67403/
Beskin67366/
Boskin67288/
Vaskyn67231/
Baskinova6785/
Beçken6719/
Bazkenova6715/
Beskyn6715/
Boskyn6710/
Baushkina674/
Vösken671/
Bezken671/
Bayshkina671/
Baxkin671/
Bazkin671/
Batschkin671/
Bashchkin671/
Basqin671/
Bozken670/

Basken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basken in the Russian language
Баскенbasken-

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