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

The surname Besel (Marathi: बेसेल, Oriya: େବେସଲ, Russian: Бесел) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Beşel or Bešel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Besel is the 222,254^th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,973,580 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Besel reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,068,082^nd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 81 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 906 people, or 1 in 88,858. In Germany Besel is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 42 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found. Besides Germany it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.

Besel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Besel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,182 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Besel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Besel surname are 32.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.41% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Besel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.59% less than the national average, earning R 72,264 per year; in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.22% less than the national average, earning $44,605 CAD per year.