Basulan Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Basulan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basulan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
India221:34,866,608408,224

Basulan (12) may also be a first name.

Basulan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basulan (Hindi: बसूलन, Marathi: बासुलान) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Basulan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Basulan is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Basulan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Basulan are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,985,063. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 92 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 4 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 2 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Basulan occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Basulan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Basulan in the Hindi language
बसूलनbasulana-
Basulan in the Marathi language
बासुलानbasulana88.24
बासुलनbasulana5.88
बसुलनbasulana5.88

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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 Basulan
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