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

The last name Besent (Marathi: बेसट, Russian: Бесент) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 1,871,545^th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Besent reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Besent is also the 3,024,661^st most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa Besent is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 78 percent are found, North West, where 13 percent are found and Free State, where 5 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 17 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Besent Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Besent has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Besent last name contracted 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.