Besiou Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Besiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 162 | 1:68,394 | 11,483 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Besiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besiou is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Besiou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,353,468th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Besiou reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
It is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 68,394. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 44 percent are found, Central Greece, where 21 percent are found and Thessaly, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Greece this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsiou | 92 | 37 | / |
| Besioud | 92 | 2 | / |
| Besoiu | 83 | 331 | / |
| Bisiou | 83 | 109 | / |
| Besiau | 83 | 55 | / |
| Bosiou | 83 | 15 | / |
| Bessaou | 77 | 348 | / |
| Bitsiou | 77 | 118 | / |
| Vetsiou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Besaoud | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bessaoud | 71 | 4,397 | / |
| Boitsiou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bisiau | 67 | 221 | / |
| Basoiu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bosoiu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bizaou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vysiou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Biţoiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bisoiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beşoiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bésiau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bezaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bisoyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bisohu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bosoju | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Besiou
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