Bassah Surname
Approximately 4,635 people bear this surname
Bassah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 1,687 | 1:2,696 | 572 |
| Nigeria | 937 | 1:189,053 | 11,468 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Jordan | 144 | 1:61,406 | 5,586 |
| Liberia | 58 | 1:76,009 | 6,407 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1:1,776,109 | 113,042 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Bassah (46) may also be a first name.
Bassah Demographics
Bassah Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Bassah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bassah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bassah (Arabic: بساح) is held by more people in Palestine than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bassah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 101,825th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,572,286 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Bassah are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.
The surname is most widespread in Palestine, where it is carried by 1,687 people, or 1 in 2,696. In Palestine Bassah is primarily concentrated in: Jerusalem Governorate, where 100 percent reside, Jericho Governorate, where 0 percent reside and Nablus Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Palestine this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Togo, where 18 percent reside.
Bassah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bassah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bassah in the Arabic language | ||
| بساح | bsah | - |
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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 Bassah
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