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Where Does The Last Name Bassa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Bassa (Arabic: باسا, Bengali: বাস্সা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺻﺎ, Hindi: बस्सा, Marathi: बससा, Russian: Басса) is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Başsa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bassa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 25,789^th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 349,054 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Bassa reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 24 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bassa is also the 68,789^th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 8,412 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 3,092 people, or 1 in 7,462. In The Ivory Coast Bassa is most common in: Lacs District, where 27 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 21 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Bassa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bassa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,215 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 6,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bassa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bassa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Bassa last name are 6.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bassa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.41% more than the national average, earning R 393,084 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.04% less than the national average, earning $17,471,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning $45,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $45,572 CAD per year.