Basvi Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Basvi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 511 | 1:30,212 | 4,642 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Basvi (72) may also be a first name.
Basvi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basvi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basvi (Hindi: बासवी, Marathi: बासिव) is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Basvi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 577,768th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Basvi reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 72 people.
This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 30,212. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Basvi occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Basvi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basvi in the Marathi language | ||
| बासिव | basiva | - |
| Basvi in the Hindi language | ||
| बासवी | basavi | 75 |
| बास्वी | basvi | 12.5 |
| बसवी | basavi | 12.5 |
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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
- 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 Basvi
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