Baş Surname
Approximately 88,088 people bear this surname
Baş Surname User-submission:
The Baş surname means 'head', 'leader', 'commader', 'beginning'.
Baş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 87,925 | 1:885 | 116 |
| Northern Cyprus | 143 | 1:2,231 | 280 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Bas (34,453), Baš (298), Baś (10) & Bás (1) are calculated separately.
Baş (33) may also be a first name.
Baş Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Baş surname means 'head', 'leader', 'commader', 'beginning'.
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Where Does The Last Name Baş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Baş occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Bas, Baš, Baś or Bás. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Baş? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,409th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,730 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Baş live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Baş is also the 1,807,719th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 33 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 87,925 people, or 1 in 885. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent reside, Samsun Province, where 6 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Turkey Baş exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
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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
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