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

Basken (Russian: Баскен) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Başken or Bäsken. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Basken is the 1,343,156th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Basken live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Basken is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 12 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Basken occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Norway, where 5 percent reside.

Basken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Basken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Basken surname rose 179 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Basken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Basken surname are 25.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.79% being registered with 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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