# Basa (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/basa/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Basque |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,310 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,299 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 235,684 people |
| Change since 2000 | +20% (1,095 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Common Filipino surname, ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Basa in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 68% |
| Two or more races | 6.0% |

## Similar surnames

Bass, Baeza, Bays, Bias, Basso, Beas, Basu, Bassi, Baas, Baus, Baza, Bas.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.