Besides Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Portugal

Besides Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besides Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Besides Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Besides Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Besides is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Besides? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Besides live; 40 percent live in North America and 20 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Besides is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 76,782,524. In Iran Besides is most common in: Ardabil Province, where 100 percent are found. Not including Iran Besides exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 20 percent are found.

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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 Besides
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