Surname Basa in modern Croatia

Basa families are Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac area and in Zadar.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Basa live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Rovanjska (20) and Jasenice (10) in Benkovac area, Zagreb (<10), Bregana (<10), and in Cres on the Island of Cres (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Basa (including: Basha , Bassa , Bhasa , Bassah , Bashah , Basah , Basza , Bahsa and Basaa ) is present in 130 countries worldwide. "Bassha " is used by few people in the United States. "Bacza " is used by some 300 people in Poland , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Basa, Marija Basa, Nada Basa, Marijo Basa, Tomislav Basa, Neven Basa, Marijana Basa, Marko Basa, Pavao Basa, Martin Basa, Josip Basa, Ante Basa, Kristina Basa, Krešo Basa, Antonio Basa, Dragan Basa, Mladen Basa, Ivica Basa, Joso Basa

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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