Besanon Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Besanon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besanon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France241:2,767,613196,808
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Besanon Last Name Facts

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

Besanon is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besanon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Besanon is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Besanon live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,767,613. In France Besanon is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 38 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 33 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent live. Besides France this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 9 percent live and Switzerland, 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
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  • 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 Besanon
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