Bassawy Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Bassawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bassawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Bassawy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bassawy is carried by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bassawy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bassawy is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Bassawy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bassawy reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Levant.

This surname is most frequently held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 704,635. In Lebanon Bassawy is mostly found in: South Governorate, where 88 percent reside and Nabatiye Governorate, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Lebanon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent reside and Yemen, where 10 percent reside.

Bassawy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bassaway935/
Basawy922/
Bassawa8618/
Bassawe864/
Bessawy861/
Bassaby861/
Bashaway8010/
Baussavy808/
Basawa77308/
Basawe77166/
Basawi7717/
Bazawy773/
Basshauby750/
Bassabi712,707/
Bassave71232/
Bossavy71154/
Bashawi7173/
Bassabe7118/
Bossawi719/
Basaawa718/
Wassawa717/
Basabey712/
Bassava712/
Basaawe712/
Baisawa712/
Baysawa711/
Bossawa711/
Bashawa711/
Bassewe711/
Basauwe711/
Basawhe711/
Boissavy67264/
Bashawih67199/
Bassavet6780/
Baisawet6737/
Bashavey6721/
Basavaiy6715/
Bassouwa6711/
Basavaya675/
Bassabih673/
Bassabhi672/
Boussawa672/
Boshaway672/
Basovaya672/
Wassawit672/
Basawaid671/
Bassabea671/
Bachaway671/
Boussawe671/
Basaweid671/

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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 Bassawy
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