Basra Surname
Approximately 10,465 people bear this surname
Basra Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the names of two places: a village named Basraon in Punjab, India and the Al Basrah city in Iraq. The meaning of the surname is 'cheiftains of a state' as the Rajput rulers of India used to call them.
Basra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,004 | 1:255,348 | 14,754 |
| England | 2,129 | 1:26,171 | 3,579 |
| Pakistan | 1,282 | 1:139,348 | 3,899 |
| Canada | 856 | 1:43,044 | 5,342 |
| Yemen | 601 | 1:43,969 | 3,686 |
| United States | 575 | 1:630,363 | 50,838 |
| Indonesia | 502 | 1:263,445 | 23,866 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Afghanistan | 235 | 1:136,822 | 3,072 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Iran | 121 | 1:634,566 | 34,558 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| United Arab Emirates | 85 | 1:107,791 | 9,280 |
| Scotland | 57 | 1:93,927 | 6,548 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Northern Ireland | 31 | 1:59,517 | 4,663 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
Basra (18,762) may also be a first name.
Basra Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the names of two places: a village named Basraon in Punjab, India and the Al Basrah city in Iraq. The meaning of the surname is 'cheiftains of a state' as the Rajput rulers of India used to call them.
- arjun basraonBasra Demographics
Average Basra Salary in
United States
$55,372 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Basra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basra (Arabic: بصرة, Georgian: ბასრა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺼﺮﻩ, Hindi: बसरा, Marathi: बसरा, Oriya: ବସରା, Russian: Басра) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Basra? popularity and diffusion
The last name Basra is the 49,202nd most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 696,373 people. The last name Basra is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Basra reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 39,673rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 18,762 people.
The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 3,004 people, or 1 in 255,348. In India it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 37 percent live, West Bengal, where 17 percent live and Delhi, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Pakistan, where 12 percent live.
Basra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Basra are 0.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.32% registered with the party.
The amount Basra earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.44% less than the national average, earning R 120,156 per year; in United States they earn 28.33% more than the national average, earning $55,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning $56,925 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basra in the Georgian language | ||
| ბასრა | basra | - |
| Basra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺼﺮﻩ | bsrh | - |
| Basra in the Marathi language | ||
| बसरा | basara | 81.25 |
| बासरा | basara | 18.75 |
| Basra in the Hindi language | ||
| बसरा | basara | 68.94 |
| बासरा | basara | 28.94 |
| बस्रा | basra | 1.28 |
| बेसरा | besara | 0.43 |
| Basra in the Oriya language | ||
| ବସରା | basara | 26.09 |
| ବସା | basa | 21.74 |
| ବାସା | basa | 17.39 |
| ବାଶା | basa | 8.7 |
| ବସ | basa | 4.35 |
| ବାସ | basa | 4.35 |
| ବଶା | basa | 4.35 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 4.35 |
| େବଶା | ebasa | 4.35 |
| ସରଜିନି | sarajini | 4.35 |
| Basra in the Russian language | ||
| Басра | basra | - |
| Basra in the Arabic language | ||
| بصرة | bsrt | - |
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