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

The surname Besançon is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Besancon. For other possible spellings of Besançon click here.

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

It is the 760,012^th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Besançon are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 360,993. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 44 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 24 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent are found. Outside of France it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 42 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.