Bassaley Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Bassaley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 55 | 1:187,920 | 18,137 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bassaley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bassaley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bassaley is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bassaley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555,468th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. Bassaley occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bassaley reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 187,920. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 62 percent live, Zou Department, where 16 percent live and Littoral Department, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
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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 Bassaley
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