Basmajian Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Basmajian Surname User-submission:

Basmajian is an Armenian patronymic surname, based on the occupation of a maker or seller of printed textiles. It comes from the Turkish word basmacı.

Basmajian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5831:621,71350,239
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Basmajian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Basmajian is an Armenian patronymic surname, based on the occupation of a maker or seller of printed textiles. It comes from the Turkish word basmacı.

- amaniguzel

Basmajian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Basmajian (Arabic: بسماجيان) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Basmajian.

How Common Is The Last Name Basmajian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Basmajian is the 501,369th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,109,064 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Basmajian live; 75 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Basmajian is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 621,713. In The United States Basmajian is mostly found in: California, where 30 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Basmajian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Basmajian last name are 11.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Basmajian earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.37% more than the national average, earning $54,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 69.18% more than the national average, earning $84,056 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Basmajian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basmajian in the Arabic language
بسماجيانbsmajyan-
باسماجيانbasmajyan-
باصماجيانbasmajyan-

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