Besamu Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Besamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia431:368,60319,020
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Besamu (162) may also be a first name.

Besamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besamu is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Besamu is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Besamu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Besamu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Besamu is also the 720,105th most common given name in the world It is held by 162 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 368,603. In Zambia Besamu is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 98 percent reside and Central Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beshamu921/
Beesamu921/
Bessamou8611/
Bisamu83101/
Bejamu8358/
Basamu8317/
Besemu839/
Bishamu77295/
Bisiamu7776/
Baasamu777/
Bashamu776/
Bhasamu774/
Veesamu774/
Buisamu774/
Bessemu771/
Bejjamu771/
Bissamou71495/
Bitsamou71114/
Baisamut7114/
Bessemou712/
Baisamau711/
Bessomou711/
Baisammu711/
Bijamu6724/
Bosemu6721/
Bazamu678/
Basemu676/
Visamu675/
Bisemu672/
Bicemu671/
Bicamu671/
Bisomu671/
Bezemu671/

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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 Besamu
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