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

The last name Besen (Hindi: बेसन, Marathi: िबसेन, Oriya: େବେସନ, Russian: Бесен) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Bešen, Besén or Beşen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Besen is the 117,938^th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,868,602 people. The last name Besen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Besen reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 34 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Besen is also the 644,447^th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 198 people.

This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,497 people, or 1 in 51,985. In Turkey Besen is mostly concentrated in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 31 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Besen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Besen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Besen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Besen last name are 15.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Besen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.27% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,578 per year and in United States they earn 38.59% more than the national average, earning $59,799 USD per year.