Basse Surname
Approximately 19,039 people bear this surname
Basse Surname Definition:
(English) The short or fat person; descendant of Bass (short).
Basse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 10,703 | 1:1,362 | 147 |
| France | 1,480 | 1:44,880 | 5,710 |
| Germany | 1,269 | 1:63,440 | 8,147 |
| United States | 901 | 1:402,285 | 35,164 |
| Benin | 739 | 1:13,986 | 1,907 |
| Indonesia | 663 | 1:199,471 | 18,925 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Argentina | 420 | 1:101,770 | 8,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 407 | 1:20,034 | 2,106 |
| Denmark | 338 | 1:16,700 | 1,648 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Ivory Coast | 256 | 1:90,122 | 4,769 |
| Brazil | 231 | 1:926,729 | 33,128 |
| Nigeria | 128 | 1:1,383,928 | 53,929 |
| Spain | 106 | 1:441,057 | 23,230 |
| Mauritania | 104 | 1:39,374 | 3,064 |
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Burkina Faso | 21 | 1:873,910 | 9,338 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 250 | 1:200,875 | 17,457 |
The alternate forms: Bässe (86), Bassé (8) & Bassè (2) are calculated separately.
Basse (9,242) may also be a first name.
Basse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) The short or fat person; descendant of Bass (short).
Basse Demographics
Basse Political Affiliation
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Basse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Basse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺱ, Hindi: बस्से, Marathi: बससे, Russian: Бассе) is held by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Bässe, Bassé or Bassè. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basse? popularity and diffusion
Basse is the 28,224th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 382,769 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Basse reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 64,591st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 9,242 people.
The surname Basse is most numerous in Senegal, where it is held by 10,703 people, or 1 in 1,362. In Senegal it is mostly concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 40 percent reside, Fatick Region, where 18 percent reside and Ziguinchor Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Senegal this last name occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.
Basse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Basse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Basse surname expanded 360 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Basse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Basse last name are 17.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.14% registered with the party.
The amount Basse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.8% less than the national average, earning R 145,428 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.3% more than the national average, earning $63,743 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basse in the Hindi language | ||
| बस्से | bas'se | - |
| Basse in the Marathi language | ||
| बससे | basase | - |
| Basse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺱ | bas | 55.56 |
| ﺑﺎﺹ | bas | 40.74 |
| ﺑﺲ | bs | 3.7 |
| Basse in the Russian language | ||
| Бассе | basse | - |
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Basse Reference & Research
Bass FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Bass FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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