Basta Surname
Approximately 17,000 people bear this surname
Basta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4,790 | 1:19,193 | 2,224 |
| Italy | 2,167 | 1:28,222 | 5,030 |
| United States | 1,960 | 1:184,928 | 18,439 |
| Poland | 1,437 | 1:26,450 | 4,031 |
| Algeria | 1,290 | 1:29,947 | 5,478 |
| Serbia | 843 | 1:8,476 | 1,008 |
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| Greece | 583 | 1:19,005 | 2,747 |
| India | 520 | 1:1,475,126 | 55,824 |
| Argentina | 289 | 1:147,901 | 12,513 |
| Germany | 283 | 1:284,472 | 29,719 |
| Philippines | 239 | 1:423,591 | 53,150 |
| Croatia | 197 | 1:21,465 | 4,464 |
| Brazil | 194 | 1:1,103,476 | 38,577 |
| France | 181 | 1:366,976 | 54,730 |
| Canada | 175 | 1:210,546 | 20,414 |
| Indonesia | 151 | 1:875,822 | 65,732 |
| Iran | 96 | 1:799,818 | 40,023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 91 | 1:38,862 | 5,476 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Belgium | 78 | 1:147,393 | 20,769 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Slovenia | 61 | 1:40,782 | 7,426 |
| Czechia | 60 | 1:177,224 | 26,394 |
| Afghanistan | 59 | 1:544,969 | 6,640 |
| Romania | 48 | 1:418,289 | 33,624 |
| Pakistan | 47 | 1:3,800,934 | 27,883 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Montenegro | 8 | 1:79,946 | 4,069 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Bašta (826), Başta (103), Bästa (2), Básta (1) & Baștă (1) are calculated separately.
Basta (3,287) may also be a first name.
Basta Demographics
Average Male Basta Height
174.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Basta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basta (Arabic: بسطة, Bengali: বস্ত, Georgian: ბასტა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺴﺘﻪ, Hindi: बस्ट, Marathi: बसता, Oriya: ବାା, Tibetan: བཱས་ཏ་) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bašta, Başta, Bästa, Básta or Baștă. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,408th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679 people. Basta is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Basta live; 40 percent live in North Africa and 28 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Basta is also the 124,813th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 3,287 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 4,790 people, or 1 in 19,193. Besides Egypt this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Basta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Basta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Basta surname increased 9,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Basta Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Basta are 8.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.84% registered with the political party.
The amount Basta earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning €26,782 per year; in Peru they earn 33.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,909 per year; in United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $57,334 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basta in the Georgian language | ||
| ბასტა | basta | - |
| Basta in the Tibetan language | ||
| བཱས་ཏ་ | béta | - |
| Basta in the Bengali language | ||
| বস্ত | basta | - |
| Basta in the Marathi language | ||
| बसता | basata | - |
| Basta in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାା | baa | 76.59 |
| ବା | ba | 5.69 |
| ହଁାସଦାଃ | hamasadah | 5.02 |
| େବଶା | ebasa | 4.68 |
| ବାେ | bae | 4.68 |
| ହାସଦା | hasada | 0.67 |
| େବସା | ebasa | 0.67 |
| ବାର୍ା | bara | 0.33 |
| ଭକ୍ତା | bhakta | 0.33 |
| Basta in the Hindi language | ||
| बस्ट | basta | 40.4 |
| बस्ता | basta | 34.44 |
| बस्त | basta | 8.94 |
| बश्ट | basta | 4.64 |
| बश्त | basta | 3.31 |
| बसता | basata | 2.98 |
| बास्ता | basta | 2.32 |
| बस्टा | basta | 1.66 |
| बास्टा | basta | 0.66 |
| बष्त | basta | 0.33 |
| Basta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺴﺘﻪ | bsth | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﺴﻄﺔ | albstt | 25 |
| ﺑﺼﻄﻪ | bsth | 25 |
| ﺑﺴﻂ | bst | 25 |
| Basta in the Arabic language | ||
| بسطة | bstt | - |
| بستا | bsta | - |
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Footnotes
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