Besela Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Besela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Besela (23) may also be a first name.
Besela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Besela occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Besela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Besela? popularity and diffusion
Besela is the 1,095,216th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. Besela is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Besela reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 23 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Other than Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Besela
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