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

The last name Besan (Hindi: बेसन, Marathi: बेसन, Oriya: େବସନ, Russian: Бесан) is found most frequently in India. It can be found as: Bešan or Bésán. For other potential spellings of Besan click here.

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

The surname Besan is the 95,340^th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,460,137 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Besan are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Besan is also the 213,863^rd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 1,347 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 3,091 people, or 1 in 248,161. In India it is primarily found in: Odisha, where 97 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account India it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Belarus, where 6 percent reside.

Besan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Besan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Besan last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Besan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.