Basrah Surname

245,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Basrah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basrah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen5631:46,9373,832
Indonesia4101:322,55928,296
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Pakistan1821:981,56012,846
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
Iraq681:515,0248,412
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Basrah (9,793) may also be a first name.

Basrah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basrah (Arabic: بسره, Marathi: बसराह) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Basrah.

How Common Is The Last Name Basrah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 245,043rd most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 4,484,644 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Basrah reside; 39 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 62,125th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 9,793 people.

Basrah is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 46,937. In Yemen Basrah is most numerous in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 91 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 8 percent live and Aden Governorate, where 1 percent live. Aside from Yemen it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 17 percent live.

Basrah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basraih92740/
Basrajh925/
Basrahy921/
Basrhah921/
Basra9110,465/
Bashraih86678/
Basrai83554/
Bashra83434/
Basraa83338/
Basroh83211/
Bhasra83203/
Bassra83153/
Basraj83136/
Basrad8374/
Basray8352/
Basrat8345/
Baisra8333/
Besrah8329/
Badsra8320/
Bosrah8320/
Beasra838/
Baesra835/
Basrha835/
Basrra832/
Batsra831/
Basrap831/
Bajrah831/
Baysra831/
Basraz831/
Basras830/
Bashraath803/
Baaishrah801/
Bashrat77894/
Bajrash77841/
Basrast7713/
Bajrach774/
Bazraah774/
Batsray773/
Bashray772/
Bhasrai772/
Baisraj771/
Bhaisra771/
Bhashra771/
Baessra771/
Bashras771/
Bashroh771/
Bashjra771/
Bazhrah771/
Bassraa771/
Bashraa771/
Besra73124,553/
Bajra732,625/
Bosra73747/
Bazra73387/
Basro7371/
Vasra7359/
Bacra732/
Bachrach711,875/
Bousraih7117/
Bashraat716/
Bousrayh714/
Bahshrat712/
Bashrait712/
Bhaishra711/
Bhashrat711/
Bashsrat711/
Batsrauy711/
Beshra6720,015/
Boshra6717,806/
Bajrai671,546/
Bachra671,535/
Bajraj67875/
Bhesra67806/
Bacrau67184/
Vashra67157/
Basroo67125/
Bazrai67115/
Bajray6769/
Bacrea6747/
Bhajra6743/
Bazraa6741/
Badjra6738/
Besraa6730/
Boesra6730/
Bazrat6721/
Vasrha6720/
Besrra6720/
Basroi6715/
Basroy6714/
Bauzra6713/
Basrey6713/
Bascro6710/
Behsra676/
Bessra676/
Bousra676/
Besrha675/
Vasraj675/
Bazray675/
Bajrad674/
Vazrah674/
Vassra673/
Baazra673/
Baxray673/
Bajras672/
Basros672/
Bashro672/
Barzra672/
Besray671/
Bosray671/
Bhosra671/
Beisra671/
Boosra671/
Baucra671/
Bashrouch671/
Bazhra671/
Bazraj671/
Bacray671/
Bacrra671/
Basrãœ671/
Bosrai671/

Basrah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basrah in the Marathi language
बसराहbasaraha-
Basrah in the Arabic language
بسرهbsrh-
بصرهbsrh-

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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
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  • 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 Basrah
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