Besher Surname
Approximately 13,237 people bear this surname
Besher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,210 | 1:11,881 | 1,754 |
| Egypt | 4,393 | 1:20,928 | 2,415 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Besher (26,359) may also be a first name.
Besher Demographics
Average Besher Salary in
United States
$38,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Besher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besher (Russian: Бешер) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Besher? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 39,655th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 550,544 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Besher are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 30,756th most common first name worldwide, borne by 26,359 people.
The last name Besher is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 8,210 people, or 1 in 11,881. Aside from Ethiopia this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 33 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.
Besher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Besher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Besher last name grew 435 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Besher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Besher last name are 33.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.39% registered with the political party.
The amount Besher earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.96% less than the national average, earning $36,784 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Besher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besher in the Russian language | ||
| Бешер | beser | - |
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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 Besher
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