Begensel Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Begensel Surname User-submission:

Begensel means 'beginning'. In Setswana, tshimologo.

Begensel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana281:78,10513,263
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Begensel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Begensel means 'beginning'. In Setswana, tshimologo.

- gobuamang

Begensel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Begensel Come From? nationality or country of origin

Begensel occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Begensel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Begensel reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Besides Botswana this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.

Begensel Last Name Statistics demography

Begensel earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.85% less than the national average, earning R 26,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beginsel88323/
Bezginsel8211/
Wesensel752/
Begingel751/
Weisensel71768/
Wiesensel714/
Weisenseel67278/
Weisensell6724/
Bogenschil671/
Wettgengel671/
Weisenzel592/
Wizenseld591/
Beisingel590/
Wesngel537/
Begimgil5029/
Vicencel502/

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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
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  • 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 Begensel
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