Besa Surname
Approximately 36,182 people bear this surname
Besa Surname Definition:
Besa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: millet.
Besa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 17,289 | 1:917 | 122 |
| Philippines | 9,085 | 1:11,143 | 1,088 |
| DR Congo | 4,494 | 1:16,440 | 2,054 |
| Zimbabwe | 751 | 1:20,557 | 3,064 |
| Indonesia | 711 | 1:186,004 | 17,865 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| United States | 431 | 1:840,972 | 64,213 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Spain | 334 | 1:139,976 | 10,510 |
| Chile | 309 | 1:57,011 | 2,473 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| India | 300 | 1:2,556,885 | 81,006 |
| Romania | 266 | 1:75,481 | 8,952 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Solomon Islands | 81 | 1:7,161 | 1,112 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| Italy | 65 | 1:940,872 | 68,025 |
| Malaysia | 58 | 1:508,521 | 25,379 |
| Thailand | 57 | 1:1,239,269 | 179,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 55 | 1:166,587 | 12,493 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Taiwan | 43 | 1:545,227 | 4,074 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Beşa (32) are calculated separately.
Besa (7,354) may also be a first name.
Besa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Besa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: millet.
Besa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: who / Where is he or she?.
Besa Demographics
Average Besa Salary in
United States
$44,906 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Besa Last Name Facts
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) occurs most in Zambia. It can appear as a variant: Beşa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Besa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15,404th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 201,414 people. The last name Besa is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Besa live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 75,113th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 7,354 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 17,289 people, or 1 in 917. In Zambia Besa is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 35 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 75 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.
Besa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Besa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Besa surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.41% registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Besa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besa in the Georgian language | ||
| ბესა | besa | - |
| Besa in the Bengali language | ||
| বেসা | besa | - |
| Besa in the Hindi language | ||
| बेसा | besa | 93.75 |
| ब्ेस | besa | 4.17 |
| बेसेा | besea | 2.08 |
| Besa in the Marathi language | ||
| बेसा | besa | 60 |
| बेस | besa | 40 |
| Besa in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଶା | ebasa | 39.29 |
| େବସା | ebasa | 32.14 |
| େବସ | ebasa | 10.71 |
| େବଶ | ebasa | 10.71 |
| ବସ | basa | 3.57 |
| େସକ | esaka | 3.57 |
| Besa in the Arabic language | ||
| بصا | bsa | - |
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Footnotes
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