Besen Surname
Approximately 3,900 people bear this surname
Besen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,497 | 1:51,985 | 5,124 |
| Brazil | 1,198 | 1:178,693 | 6,896 |
| United States | 268 | 1:1,352,459 | 94,008 |
| India | 213 | 1:3,601,246 | 101,367 |
| Peru | 185 | 1:171,806 | 8,546 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Germany | 114 | 1:706,188 | 53,880 |
| Cameroon | 68 | 1:305,427 | 28,416 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Paraguay | 34 | 1:212,845 | 3,891 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Northern Cyprus | 8 | 1:39,876 | 7,494 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Bešen (64), Besén (4) & Beşen (1) are calculated separately.
Besen (198) may also be a first name.
Besen Demographics
Average Besen Salary in
United States
$59,799 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Besen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Besen (Hindi: बेसन, Marathi: िबसेन, Oriya: େବେସନ, Russian: Бесен) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Bešen, Besén or Beşen. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Besen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Besen is the 117,938th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,868,602 people. The last name Besen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Besen are found; 36 percent are found in South America and 34 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 644,447th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 198 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,497 people, or 1 in 51,985. In Turkey Besen is most frequent in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 31 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live and Bursa Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Turkey Besen occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Besen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Besen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Besen last name rose 2,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Besen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Besen are 15.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.52% registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Besen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besen in the Oriya language | ||
| େବେସନ | ebesana | 92.25 |
| େବସନ | ebasana | 4.93 |
| େବେଶନ୍ | ebesan | 1.41 |
| େବେସନ୍ | ebesan | 0.7 |
| Besen in the Marathi language | ||
| िबसेन | ibasena | 70 |
| बेसेन | besena | 30 |
| Besen in the Hindi language | ||
| बेसन | besana | 50 |
| बिसेन | bisena | 50 |
| Besen in the Russian language | ||
| Бесен | besen | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Besen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis