Besencon Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Besencon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Besençon (14) are calculated separately.
Besencon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besencon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besencon is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Besençon. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Besencon? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Besencon live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Besencon is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,737,638. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Valais, where 33 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 33 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besençon | 96 | 14 | / |
| Bezencon | 88 | 118 | / |
| Besenzon | 88 | 20 | / |
| Besenson | 88 | 0 | / |
| Besincon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Besension | 82 | 1 | / |
| Betencount | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bezençon | 75 | 780 | / |
| Bezenson | 75 | 19 | / |
| Vecencion | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bisenshon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bishenson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Biscenson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bessensen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bitencount | 67 | 1 | / |
| Betnkon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bezinson | 63 | 7 | / |
| Beungkon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Beyshenzhan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Baincone | 63 | 1 | / |
| Beysenkanova | 60 | 1 | / |
| Bisensang | 59 | 203 | / |
| Vicencion | 59 | 44 | / |
| Bezgincan | 59 | 36 | / |
| Bitencomt | 59 | 1 | / |
| Beysenkhanova | 57 | 8 | / |
| Beisenzhanova | 57 | 1 | / |
| Voincon | 53 | 16 | / |
| Betnkom | 53 | 2 | / |
| Baincan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bayıncan | 50 | 8 | / |
| Bisenzhanova | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Besencon
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