Bassinan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Bassinan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bassinan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Bassinan (145) may also be a first name.

Bassinan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bassinan is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bassinan.

How Common Is The Last Name Bassinan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bassinan is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Bassinan are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 766,399th most common first name throughout the world, held by 145 people.

The surname Bassinan is most common in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Bassinan is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent live and Littoral Department, where 50 percent live. Excluding Benin Bassinan is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bassinan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis