Besala Surname
Approximately 5,116 people bear this surname
Besala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,035 | 1:14,673 | 1,815 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Besala (841) may also be a first name.
Besala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besala (Arabic: بصيلا, Hindi: बेसाला) is found most in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Besala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Besala is the 93,291st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,424,462 people. The surname Besala is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Besala live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 281,453rd most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 841 people.
This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,035 people, or 1 in 14,673. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Besala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besala in the Hindi language | ||
| बेसाला | besala | 66.67 |
| बेसला | besala | 33.33 |
| Besala in the Arabic language | ||
| بصيلا | bsyla | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Besala
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