| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Bengali Hindu |
| Region of origin | Bengal |
Basak or Bosak (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a Bengali Hindu surname that is found among the Bengalis of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and Tripura as well as in Bangladesh. The surname is mainly used by the higher class Tantis of Bengal.[1] In West Bengal and Assam, this surname is written as Basak while in some districts of Bihar as Basak or Bosak. The name is also spelt Bysack or Basacks by different families.
Geographical distribution[edit | edit source]
As of 2014, 58.5% of all known Basaks were residents of India and 30.1% were residents of Bangladesh. In India, the frequency of the name was higher than national average in:[2]
- West Bengal (1: 717)
- Tripura (1: 1,334)
Notable individuals[edit | edit source]
- Subimal Basak, Indian fiction writer
- Gour Das Bysack, Bengali writer
- Netai Chand Bysack (1921–2005), Indian cyclist
- Arun Kumar Basak (born 1941), Bangladeshi physicist
- Jharna Basak (born 1946), Bangladeshi actress
- Soumen Basak, Indian immunologist and virologist
- Birendra Basak (1912–?), Indian water polo player
- Biren Kumar Basak (born 1951), Indian handloom weaver from the Nadia district
- Nani Bashak (1917–1996), Bangladeshi football referee and coach
- Shyamal Bashak (born 1967), Bangladeshi artist
- Krishnalal Bysack, Indian circus performer and entrepreneur
- Vijaykumar Vyshak (born 1997), Indian cricketer
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste System and the Bearing of the Sects Towards Each Other and Towards Other Religious Systems. Thacker, Spink. p. 230. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ Basak Surname Distribution
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