Besih Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Besih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Besih (24) may also be a first name.
Besih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Besih is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Besih? popularity and diffusion
The surname Besih is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Besih reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Besih is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 24 people.
This last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 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 Besih
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