Basker Surname

282,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Basker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5581:1,374,66953,103
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
England1291:431,92329,000
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Canada571:646,41452,764
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Israel151:570,50941,023
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Basker (910) may also be a first name.

Basker Last Name Facts

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

Basker (Hindi: बास्केर, Marathi: केर, Russian: Баскер) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Basker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 282,110th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Basker live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Basker is also the 268,878th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 910 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 558 people, or 1 in 1,374,669. In India Basker is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 45 percent live, Telangana, where 18 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent live. Barring India it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Kuwait, where 10 percent live.

Basker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Basker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Basker surname increased 249 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Basker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Basker last name are 7.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Basker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.52% less than the national average, earning R 46,296 per year; in United States they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $42,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.14% less than the national average, earning $38,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhasker923,558/
Baskier9252/
Baskere9249/
Bashker9213/
Baskert924/
Bassker922/
Baasker921/
Bahsker921/
Bascker920/
Baesker920/
Bhashker8635/
Bashkier8630/
Baszkier8630/
Bashkher865/
Bhascker864/
Bhaskeer863/
Bahasker861/
Beaskeur861/
Basskher861/
Beaseker860/
Bosker831,132/
Baskir83168/
Besker83109/
Bösker8342/
Bazker833/
Baskyr833/
Basqer831/
Beasecker80114/
Baschkier8013/
Battscker801/
Batschker800/
Bashkir77298/
Buisker77235/
Beskier77176/
Bashkyr77164/
Beisker7797/
Beusker7789/
Bascher7780/
Boesker7746/
Basquer7720/
Baskjær7713/
Boskere7710/
Bhaskre778/
Bachker775/
Baszkir774/
Bhosker773/
Bousker772/
Baskhir771/
Beskeur771/
Boisker771/
Baskirt771/
Bhesker771/
Boosker770/
Boskear770/
Botsker770/
Bauscher71741/
Boschker71300/
Bayşeker71155/
Baischer71135/
Beiseker7128/
Batchker7110/
Baschkir715/
Badskjær715/
Baaskjær712/
Bashkhir711/
Bauchker711/
Başkır671,217/
Beisecker67136/
Baçkır6757/
Beysecker6754/
Baskirova6751/
Bazkır6729/
Beçker6711/
Boskir675/
Boskär675/
Bozker673/
Baškir672/
Baskyrova671/
Beauscher671/
Beskyr671/
Vazker671/
Bazkir671/
Beskir671/
Bascre671/
Basqir671/
Beiskeire670/

Basker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basker in the Hindi language
बास्केरbaskera-
Basker in the Marathi language
केरkera-
Basker in the Russian language
Баскерbasker-

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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 Basker
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