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Where Does The Last Name Bassen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bassen occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bässen. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bassen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Bassen is the 302,077^th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,797,570 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Bassen are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bassen is also the 301,729^th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 743 people.

The surname Bassen is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 644 people, or 1 in 125,008. In Germany Bassen is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 78 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live and Berlin, where 5 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Bassen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bassen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bassen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Bassen surname are 12.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Bassen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.06% more than the national average, earning $62,632 CAD per year.