Basrah Surname
Approximately 1,625 people bear this surname
Basrah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 563 | 1:46,937 | 3,832 |
| Indonesia | 410 | 1:322,559 | 28,296 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Pakistan | 182 | 1:981,560 | 12,846 |
| Malaysia | 82 | 1:359,686 | 19,062 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Basrah (9,793) may also be a first name.
Basrah Demographics
Basrah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
Basrah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basrah in the Marathi language | ||
| बसराह | basaraha | - |
| Basrah in the Arabic language | ||
| بسره | bsrh | - |
| بصره | bsrh | - |
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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 Basrah
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