Baswas Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Baswas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baswas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4351:1,763,36963,044
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569

Baswas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baswas (Hindi: बस्वास, Oriya: ବାସ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baswas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 679,794th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name Baswas is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Baswas are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 1,763,369. In India it is primarily found in: Haryana, where 76 percent reside, Odisha, where 13 percent reside and West Bengal, where 6 percent reside. Aside from India it occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baiswas9255/
Bashwas925/
Basbas837,876/
Beswas8353/
Boswas8343/
Baswaj837/
Basvas831/
Bashbas7727/
Buiswas7722/
Basbass774/
Boiswas774/
Beeswas773/
Basbash772/
Basbaas772/
Bashwaz772/
Beshwas771/
Baswaaz771/
Basuase771/
Vaswash771/
Bhaswaj771/
Beswash771/
Beiswas771/
Boswash771/
Boshwas771/
Bashbash7175/
Beeswash715/
Bashbais711/
Bashvash711/
Bouswais711/
Beshwash711/
Boishwas711/
Basbaz6734/
Vasvas672/
Bazwaz671/

Baswas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baswas in the Hindi language
बस्वासbasvasa98.82
बस्वाशbasvasa1.18
Baswas in the Oriya language
ବାସbasa53.57
ବାାସbaasa42.86
ଶୁବାାସsubaasa3.57

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Baswas
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