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

The surname Bassa (Arabic: باسا, Bengali: বাস্সা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺻﺎ, Hindi: बस्सा, Marathi: बससा, Russian: Басса) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Başsa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 25,789^th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 349,054 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Bassa reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 24 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 68,789^th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 8,412 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 3,092 people, or 1 in 7,462. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated 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 it is found in 82 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Bassa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bassa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bassa surname increased 2,215 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bassa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bassa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Bassa last name are 6.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.46% being registered to vote for the 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.