Besems Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Besems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2831:59,67210,273
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Besems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besems occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Besems.

How Common Is The Last Name Besems? popularity and diffusion

The last name Besems is the 912,827th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Besems live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 59,672. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 50 percent are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bessems921,187/
Beesems9287/
Betems8385/
Bezems8348/
Bosems8329/
Besens838/
Behems830/
Bettems7792/
Beysens7754/
Bossems7743/
Besgens7712/
Betsens7712/
Bessens7710/
Beshens777/
Wessems771/
Besiens771/
Behsens771/
Biesens770/
Beams732,607/
Beims73641/
Beijsens71114/
Beyssens711/
Bosoms67105/
Besins6721/
Beinse6714/
Boßems6713/
Beanse679/
Basoms672/
Bisams671/
Bysens671/
Bigems671/

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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 Besems
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