Besanga Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Besanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
Besanga (42) may also be a first name.
Besanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besanga is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Besanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,409,418th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Besanga live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Besanga is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 42 people.
The last name Besanga is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
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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 Besanga
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