Besent Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Besent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Besent (14) may also be a first name.
Besent Demographics
Average Besent Salary in
South Africa
R 226,992
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Besent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besent Come From? nationality or country of origin
Besent (Marathi: बेसट, Russian: Бесент) occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Besent? popularity and diffusion
The last name Besent is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Besent occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Besent live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Besent is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa Besent is most numerous in: Northern Cape, where 78 percent reside, North West, where 13 percent reside and Free State, where 5 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Besent exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 17 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.
Besent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Besent has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Besent last name fell 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Besent Last Name Statistics demography
Besent earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning R 226,992 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Besent Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besent in the Marathi language | ||
| बेसट | besata | - |
| Besent in the Russian language | ||
| Бесент | besent | - |
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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 Besent
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