Besha Surname
Approximately 4,257 people bear this surname
Besha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,220 | 1:30,294 | 3,612 |
| Tanzania | 540 | 1:98,040 | 9,704 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Ukraine | 116 | 1:392,437 | 47,637 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Besha (31,375) may also be a first name.
Besha Demographics
Average Besha Salary in
United States
$33,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Besha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Besha (Hindi: बेशा, Marathi: बेशा, Russian: Беша) is most common in Ethiopia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Besha? popularity and diffusion
Besha is the 109,331st most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,711,897 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Besha live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 26,959th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 31,375 people.
The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,220 people, or 1 in 30,294. Barring Ethiopia this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 4 percent reside.
Besha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Besha has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Besha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Besha last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Besha earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 45.52% less than the national average, earning R 129,468 per year and in United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Besha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besha in the Hindi language | ||
| बेशा | besa | - |
| Besha in the Marathi language | ||
| बेशा | besa | 83.33 |
| बेषा | besa | 16.67 |
| Besha in the Russian language | ||
| Беша | besa | - |
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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 Besha
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