Basm Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Basm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Afghanistan511:630,4557,258
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Basm (2,447) may also be a first name.

Basm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basm (Hindi: बस्म) is most common in Egypt. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Basm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Basm is the 719,876th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Basm are found; 83 percent are found in North Africa and 83 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Basm is also the 149,597th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 2,447 people.

Basm is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 273,618. Barring Egypt this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Basm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Basm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Basm surname contracted 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basme89385/
Bassm89123/
Bashm89112/
Bhasm8977/
Basmh896/
Baism891/
Baesm891/
Basmt891/
Bam8622,636/
Bhasme808,765/
Bashme804/
Bajshm801/
Basımı801/
Baashm801/
Baum7568,728/
Beam7521,330/
Bame756,641/
Bham751,998/
Bahm751,841/
Baam751,746/
Baim751,689/
Baym75677/
Bamm75474/
Bazm75348/
Bgam75208/
Bamd75102/
Wasm7520/
Bajm7513/
Besm7511/
Vasm751/
Batm751/
Bamï751/
Uasm751/
Bamt751/
Bacm751/
Bosm751/
Bhashme7342/
Basmova7310/
Bhaisme731/
Bhaasme731/
Baham673,689/
Baume672,146/
Bamme671,313/
Bhame671,184/
Bhamt67890/
Bathm67429/
Baime67173/
Beame67126/
Bahum6783/
Bhamd6775/
Bayme6774/
Batme6763/
Bamhe6751/
Bhaum6747/
Bhaim6730/
Bhamm6724/
Bgaum6724/
Baumm6720/
Bağam6718/
Wasme6716/
Bamdh6716/
Bheam6714/
Baame6713/
Bhgam679/
Waism678/
Baazm677/
Bammd675/
Bosme675/
Bhaam675/
Vasme674/
Waasm674/
Bachm673/
Baimm673/
Waszm673/
Bamdt673/
Wassm673/
Bhamh673/
Boesm672/
B'Ham672/
Bağim672/
Beamm671/
Bayhm671/
Battm671/
Baucm671/
Beshm671/
Vaism671/
Vaasm671/
Vashm671/
Baumd671/
Bajhm671/
Bahmd671/
Bazhm671/
Bazme671/
Baïme671/
Bamdd671/
Bammm671/
Baaim671/
Beamd671/
Bauhm670/
Bousm670/
Boshm670/

Basm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basm in the Hindi language
बस्मbasma-

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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 Basm
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