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Where Does The Last Name Besa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Besa (Arabic: بصا, Bengali: বেসা, Georgian: ბესა, Hindi: बेसा, Marathi: बेसा, Oriya: େବଶା) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also be rendered as: Beşa. Click here to see other possible spellings of Besa.

How Common Is The Last Name Besa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 15,404^th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 201,414 people. The surname Besa is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Besa are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Besa is also the 75,113^th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,354 people.

The last name Besa is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 17,289 people, or 1 in 917. In Zambia Besa is primarily found in: Luapula Province, where 35 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Zambia Besa occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Besa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Besa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Besa surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Besa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning €33,505 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.08% less than the national average, earning R 30,696 per year; in United States they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning $44,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.69% more than the national average, earning $56,487 CAD per year.