Basques Surname
Approximately 1,124 people bear this surname
Basques Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 359 | 1:596,307 | 22,253 |
| United States | 228 | 1:1,589,732 | 106,920 |
| Mexico | 227 | 1:546,811 | 9,446 |
| Argentina | 131 | 1:326,286 | 25,825 |
| Colombia | 60 | 1:796,235 | 8,422 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Peru | 24 | 1:1,324,338 | 21,383 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Nicaragua | 9 | 1:669,010 | 4,135 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 129 | 1:389,292 | 29,048 |
Basques Demographics
Average Basques Salary in
United States
$50,364 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Basques Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basques Come From? nationality or country of origin
Basques is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Basques click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basques? popularity and diffusion
It is the 329,664th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,483,582 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Basques are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 32 percent are found in Luso-South America.
This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 359 people, or 1 in 596,307. In Brazil Basques is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 42 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 28 percent are found and Amazonas, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Mexico, where 20 percent are found.
Basques Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Basques has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Basques surname increased 177 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Basques Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Basques last name are 30.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84% being registered with the political party.
The amount Basques earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $25,161,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.72% more than the national average, earning $50,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.17% less than the national average, earning $42,146 CAD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Basques
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