Besken Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Besken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Beşken (403) are calculated separately.
Besken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Besken (Russian: Бескен) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Beşken. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Besken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Besken is the 1,785,358th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Besken are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,183,904. In Germany Besken is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent live, Bavaria, where 12 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beşken | 94 | 403 | / |
| Boesken | 92 | 137 | / |
| Beskeen | 92 | 68 | / |
| Beisken | 92 | 51 | / |
| Biesken | 92 | 21 | / |
| Bessken | 92 | 19 | / |
| Beiseken | 86 | 18 | / |
| Beskin | 83 | 366 | / |
| Basken | 83 | 166 | / |
| Bosken | 83 | 137 | / |
| Bösken | 83 | 127 | / |
| Bisken | 83 | 53 | / |
| Bäsken | 83 | 46 | / |
| Beçken | 83 | 19 | / |
| Beskyn | 83 | 15 | / |
| Bezken | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beskenova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Beschen | 77 | 111 | / |
| Beskina | 77 | 65 | / |
| Beskind | 77 | 44 | / |
| Beshkin | 77 | 26 | / |
| Beskyna | 77 | 17 | / |
| Boeskin | 77 | 16 | / |
| Beszkin | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bassken | 77 | 7 | / |
| Beyskin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Besckin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beuskin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beskeem | 77 | 0 | / |
| Baskeen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Biskeen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Baskenn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beyskenova | 75 | 18 | / |
| Beshkenova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Baskn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Besquent | 71 | 179 | / |
| Beyshkin | 71 | 59 | / |
| Boschken | 71 | 31 | / |
| Beysekin | 71 | 26 | / |
| Biskienė | 71 | 9 | / |
| Böschken | 71 | 7 | / |
| Baskienė | 71 | 6 | / |
| Beshkina | 71 | 6 | / |
| Beisekin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Beshkyna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beushkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beyskina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bettskin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beskinth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beischen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baskin | 67 | 16,659 | / |
| Boskin | 67 | 288 | / |
| Biskin | 67 | 146 | / |
| Biçken | 67 | 100 | / |
| Başken | 67 | 67 | / |
| Baskyn | 67 | 65 | / |
| Byskén | 67 | 18 | / |
| Boskyn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bezkin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Byskin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Byskyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baskın | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beissekin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vösken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bozken | 67 | 0 | / |
Besken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besken in the Russian language | ||
| Бескен | besken | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Besken
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