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

The surname Basu (Bengali: বসু, Hindi: बसु, Marathi: बासु, Oriya: ବାସୁ, Russian: Басу, Tibetan: བ་སུ་) is most common in India. It may appear in the variant forms: Băsu or Bâşu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 2,982^nd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 38,608 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Basu are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Basu is also the 13,955^th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 69,488 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 165,611 people, or 1 in 4,632. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 89 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found and Delhi, where 1 percent are found. Not including India this surname exists in 97 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Basu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Basu has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Basu surname rose 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Basu Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Basu last name are 4.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Basu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.48% more than the national average, earning $58,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.23% more than the national average, earning $60,232 CAD per year.