Bassaw Surname

131,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bassaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bassaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,3251:8,1271,104
Trinidad and Tobago681:20,0582,346
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
England11:55,718,059489,080
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bassaw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bassaw Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bassaw has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bassaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bassaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 131,213th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,114,784 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bassaw are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Bassaw is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 3,325 people, or 1 in 8,127. Excluding Ghana it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Bassaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bassaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bassaw last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bassaw Last Name Statistics demography

Bassaw earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.26% less than the national average, earning $21,894 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bassawh9219/
Bassawe924/
Basshaw921/
Basaw9115/
Bashaw833,225/
Basawe83166/
Bassow83119/
Beasaw8318/
Vassaw8317/
Bessaw8316/
Bassaf8311/
Bassab835/
Basiaw834/
Basauw832/
Baisaw831/
Bassów831/
Bossaw830/
Bassowa77429/
Bassova7789/
Batshaw7740/
Baishaw7717/
Bajshaw773/
Bayshaw773/
Basseyw773/
Basaawe772/
Boessaw771/
Basawhe771/
Basauwe771/
Bossauw771/
Bashsab771/
Bashsav771/
Baisaws771/
Bassaif771/
Besseaw770/
Baushaw770/
Beadsaw770/
Besaw732,363/
Basav731,400/
Bosaw73174/
Basow73114/
Basab7333/
Basaf737/
Boussauw71131/
Beaushaw7194/
Beadshaw716/
Baissova715/
Basabowa711/
Bassaphe711/
Boussawe711/
Baussova711/
Basova6716,909/
Basaib671,600/
Basaif67647/
Bossow67640/
Bashow67477/
Bashab67371/
Beshaw67276/
Bössow67237/
Boshaw67197/
Boysaw67155/
Basowa67139/
Bessow67138/
Bassov67118/
Beisaw6754/
Basovs6746/
Baisab6742/
Batsaf6737/
Basowe6722/
Bosawe6722/
Besauw6716/
Başsav6715/
Beesaw6714/
Bassob6714/
Bachaw6710/
Vassav679/
Batsow676/
Vassab675/
Baasab675/
Baasaf675/
Bausab674/
Buisaw674/
Vassaf674/
Bhasab674/
Bassof673/
Bashaf672/
Bausow672/
Baishshav671/
Vasavw671/
Baisav671/
Bousaw671/
Basavt671/
Basabh671/

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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
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  • 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 Bassaw
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