In the entire world, Basarab (Basarab 
, Басараб 
) is a very rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine first name. The forename Basarab is habitual in Romania, where it is a rare boy's name, and India, where it is an extremely rare epicene name. Much more prevalently, Basarab is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Basarab | Moldova, Poland, Canada, Romania, United States |
| Басараб | Russia, Poland, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
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neagoe i basarab Prince of Wallachia and Romanian Saint, RO (b. 1482) |
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matei basarab Voivode of Wallachia, RO (b. 1580) |
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