Basmallah Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Basmallah Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'in the name of God'.

Basmallah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Basmallah (315) may also be a first name.

Basmallah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'in the name of God'.

- basmalla2002

Basmallah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basmallah (Hindi: बस्माल्लाह) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basmallah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Basmallah is the 2,333,370th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Basmallah live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 494,917th most common first name worldwide, held by 315 people.

Basmallah is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,034,603. In Indonesia Basmallah is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 35 percent reside, Banten, where 32 percent reside and East Java, where 31 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basmalah94364/
Basmalla94175/
Bhasmalla897/
Bashmalla895/
Bashmalah894/
Bassmalla891/
Basmala883,999/
Vasmalla8258/
Bazmalah8252/
Basmolla827/
Bashmala823/
Bajmalla821/
Vaasmalla783/
Bashmalia782/
Vasmala7517/
Basmola755/
Besmala752/
Bajmala752/
Basmela751/
Bousmala712/
Besmelah711/
Bachmala711/
Besmalai711/
Beesmala711/
Besmola636/
Besmela635/
Vasmola631/
Bajmaloo5983/
Bessmola593/
Vuosmala591/
Bouchmala562/

Basmallah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basmallah in the Hindi language
बस्माल्लाहbasmallaha-

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