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

The surname Besent (Marathi: बेसट, Russian: Бесент) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 1,871,545^th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Besent live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661^st most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa Besent is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 78 percent reside, North West, where 13 percent reside and Free State, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa Besent is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 17 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Besent Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Besent has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Besent last name declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 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.