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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) is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Başsa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 25,789^th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 349,054 people. Bassa 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 prevalent first name world-wide, held by 8,412 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 3,092 people, or 1 in 7,462. In The Ivory Coast Bassa is most numerous in: Lacs District, where 27 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 21 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 82 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Bassa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bassa has changed through the years. 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 carrying the Bassa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Bassa surname are 6.23% more likely to be registered Democrats 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.