Başay Surname
Approximately 740 people bear this surname
Başay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 702 | 1:110,857 | 9,417 |
| Northern Cyprus | 37 | 1:8,622 | 2,131 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Basay (3,338) are calculated separately.
Başay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Başay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Başay (Hindi: बासया, Marathi: बसय) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Basay. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Başay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 457,199th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,848,035 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Başay are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 110,857. In Turkey Başay is most numerous in: Bursa Province, where 30 percent live, Ankara Province, where 13 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 11 percent live. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 5 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Başay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Başay in the Marathi language | ||
| बसय | basaya | 50 |
| बसरया | basaraya | 25 |
| बसाय | basaya | 25 |
| Başay in the Hindi language | ||
| बासया | basaya | 40 |
| बसाय | basaya | 40 |
| बसय | basaya | 20 |
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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 Başay
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