Bassira Surname
Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname
Bassira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,002 | 1:10,315 | 1,423 |
| Niger | 299 | 1:64,187 | 2,967 |
| Burkina Faso | 18 | 1:1,019,561 | 10,177 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Bassira (30,005) may also be a first name.
Bassira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bassira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bassira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺳﻴﺮﻯ, Hindi: बस्सेरा) is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bassira.
How Common Is The Last Name Bassira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 286,496th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,434,412 people. Bassira occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bassira live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 27,890th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30,005 people.
This last name is most common in Benin, where it is held by 1,002 people, or 1 in 10,315. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 79 percent are found, Atakora Department, where 9 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 8 percent are found. Barring Benin this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 22 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bassira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bassira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺳﻴﺮﻯ | basyry | - |
| Bassira in the Hindi language | ||
| बस्सेरा | bas'sera | 33.33 |
| बस्सीरा | bas'sira | 33.33 |
| बस्सिरा | bas'sira | 33.33 |
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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 Bassira
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