Bes Surname

81,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Andorra

Bes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,5801:25,7453,074
Spain8471:55,1975,096
Netherlands7791:21,6783,450
Brazil2911:735,65126,888
India2691:2,851,54487,023
Argentina1331:321,37925,478
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Indonesia1111:1,191,43484,297
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Belgium831:138,51419,805
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
Canada771:478,51441,057
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Poland561:678,72858,421
Taiwan411:571,8234,251
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Austria141:608,24554,975
England141:3,979,861125,553
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
China81:170,915,1968,932
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Norway61:857,04855,549
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Beş (174), Bès (60), Beš (14) & Bés (3) are calculated separately.

Bes (1,587) may also be a first name.

Bes Last Name Facts

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

Bes (Hindi: बेस, Marathi: बेस, Oriya: େବସ) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Beş, Bès, Beš or Bés. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,412th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,221,308 people. The last name Bes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Bes are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Bes is also the 194,108th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,587 people.

The surname Bes is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 2,580 people, or 1 in 25,745. In France Bes is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 57 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent live. Besides France Bes occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 14 percent live and The Netherlands, where 13 percent live.

Bes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bes surname increased 936 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bes surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 41.04% less than the national average, earning 204,049 kr per year; in United States they earn 30.1% less than the national average, earning $30,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.99% more than the national average, earning $51,663 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beş89174/
Bès8960/
Beš8914/
Bés893/
Best86110,527/
Bess8615,374/
Beas8610,233/
Bies865,461/
Beis864,081/
Bese862,568/
Bees862,565/
Bets862,493/
Beus861,760/
Besh861,470/
Beys86665/
Besz86367/
Behs86180/
Bhes8632/
Besc8631/
Besr8628/
Besd8620/
Besp866/
Bejs866/
Beds863/
Beïs862/
Bexs862/
Besj862/
Bečs861/
Be80172,234/
Betts7554,934/
Besse7522,844/
Beets755,308/
Beese754,932/
Besch753,669/
Beise751,060/
Beats75968/
Bedse75446/
Beshe75384/
Behse75370/
Biess75323/
Beads75262/
Beish75198/
Besst75187/
Beest75184/
Bhese75172/
Beyst75167/
Beyse75160/
Beyts75155/
Berzs75143/
Bease75139/
Hbeis75127/
Beiss75126/
Betse75100/
Beyss7579/
Beths7561/
Beeds7559/
Biehs7549/
Biesz7547/
Beyhs7545/
Besht7537/
Beezs7530/
Beuss7522/
Beist7522/
Beash7520/
Bestt7518/
Bhesh7517/
Bescz7514/
Behsh7513/
Beihs7511/
Beysh757/
Beesh757/
Betsh757/
Beijs756/
Beszt756/
Beast755/
Bejås755/
Beush753/
Bhies752/
Betss752/
Beits752/
Biesh752/
Bedds751/
Hbets751/
Beass751/
Bed's751/
Beess751/
Bhees751/
Bhest751/
Beusz751/
Beahs751/
Bedst751/
Bessh751/
Besså751/
Bheds751/
Bheis751/
Bhess751/
Beesz751/
Beesr751/
Bhets751/
Besxz751/
Beids750/
Beejs750/
Beasd750/
Bee67292,845/
Bey6783,348/
Bej6741,109/
Bie6738,596/
Beh6726,405/
Ber6717,825/
Bei6716,947/
Wes6714,950/
Bea6714,743/
Bez6710,270/
Bet678,747/
Bis676,824/
Beu676,750/
Bec675,082/
Bøe674,425/
Bex673,788/
Bed673,661/
Ves671,894/
Besova671,119/
Bep67964/
Beusch67834/
Beasse67807/
Besche67724/
Bhe67719/
Bys67504/
Ues67398/
Beisch67298/
Beatse67238/
Beß67202/
Beisse6797/
Betshe6791/
Beetse6781/
Hbeish6780/
Beesch6777/
Beatts6772/
Beydts6765/
Bée6744/
Beď6739/
Beň6730/
Behysh6730/
Bescht6729/
Beyshe6729/
Beijst6723/
Bje6720/
Beősze6720/
Bge6717/
Bøgesø6716/
Beihse6715/
Beesse6715/
Bjs6714/
Beidts6712/
Beijse6712/
Biesch678/
Hbe677/
Bheese676/
Beaseh676/
Beishe675/
Bessce675/
Baheis675/
Bettts675/
Besshø675/
Besová674/
Hbeshe674/
Beysse673/
Beć673/
Bís673/
Beetts672/
Beitsh672/
Bheshe672/
Beá672/
Beţ672/
Booies672/
Beggis671/
Beasch671/
Bhedse671/
Bheest671/
Bohies671/
Beshch671/
Bethts671/
Betsth671/
Bethse671/
Beedts671/
Behees671/
Besowa671/
Beïsse671/
Beĺ671/
Bhehsh671/
D'Bess671/
Behies671/
Beeshd671/
Beç671/
Bescze671/
Hbeesh671/
Bedsth670/
Beahse670/
Behsch670/
Buhies670/
Bestch670/
Beisth670/

Bes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bes in the Oriya language
େବସebasa97.3
େବାସebasa2.7
Bes in the Hindi language
बेसbesa96.36
Bes in the Marathi language
बेसbesa80.09
बेॅसbeesa17.06
बॅसbesa2.84

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