Besma Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Besma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 37 | 1:16,503 | 2,651 |
| Algeria | 13 | 1:2,971,658 | 45,332 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Besma (2,589) may also be a first name.
Besma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besma (Arabic: بصما, Hindi: बेसमा) is found in Tunisia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Besma.
How Common Is The Last Name Besma? popularity and diffusion
Besma is the 2,436,415th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Besma are found; 82 percent are found in North Africa and 82 percent are found in Mahgreb. Besma is also the 144,550th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 2,589 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tunisia, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 16,503. Barring Tunisia this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 21 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Besma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besma in the Hindi language | ||
| बेसमा | besama | - |
| Besma in the Arabic language | ||
| بصما | bsma | - |
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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 Besma
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