Basmalah Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Basmalah Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'in the name of God'.
Basmalah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 211 | 1:626,773 | 49,479 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Basmalah (1,109) may also be a first name.
Basmalah Surname Meaning
Basmalah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basmalah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basmalah is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basmalah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Basmalah is the 778,856th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name Basmalah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Basmalah are found; 62 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Basmalah is also the 239,516th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 1,109 people.
Basmalah is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 626,773. In Indonesia Basmalah is mostly found in: East Java, where 70 percent reside, West Java, where 12 percent reside and West Sulawesi, where 12 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 34 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basmallah | 94 | 67 | / |
| Bashmalah | 94 | 4 | / |
| Basmala | 93 | 3,999 | / |
| Basmalla | 88 | 175 | / |
| Bazmalah | 88 | 52 | / |
| Bashmala | 88 | 3 | / |
| Bhasmalla | 82 | 7 | / |
| Bashmalla | 82 | 5 | / |
| Bashmalia | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bassmalla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vasmala | 80 | 17 | / |
| Basmola | 80 | 5 | / |
| Besmala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bajmala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Basmela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vasmalla | 75 | 58 | / |
| Basmolla | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bousmala | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bachmala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Besmelah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Besmalai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bajmalla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beesmala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vaasmalla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Besmola | 67 | 6 | / |
| Besmela | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vasmola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajmaloo | 63 | 83 | / |
| Bessmola | 63 | 3 | / |
| Vuosmala | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bouchmala | 59 | 2 | / |
| Bazmolou | 50 | 8 | / |
| Baezmelo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Besmeley | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bosmelia | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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