Besnard Surname

25,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Besnard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besnard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France20,6951:3,210216
New Caledonia881:3,139455
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Canada761:484,81041,569
Switzerland741:110,98511,556
England711:784,76142,668
Australia501:539,91440,287
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Jersey171:5,8351,193
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
China31:455,773,85521,925
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey121:2,721462
Jersey61:8,6471,503
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Besnard (27) may also be a first name.

Besnard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besnard occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besnard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,162nd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 339,920 people. The last name Besnard occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Besnard live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 27 people.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 20,695 people, or 1 in 3,210. In France Besnard is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent live and Brittany, where 16 percent live. Not including France this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Besnard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Besnard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Besnard surname grew 1,088 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Besnard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Besnard surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Besnard earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning R 263,736 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $50,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beusnard9322/
Besgnard938/
Bessnard931/
Besnarrd931/
Benard9283,418/
Besnar92185/
Benhard86848/
Bengard86519/
Beunard86331/
Beynard8697/
Besnaar8681/
Beanard8662/
Besnart8612/
Beneard869/
Benards868/
Begnard864/
Beesnar863/
Beinard862/
Beenard861/
Benaird861/
Vesnard861/
Benaurd861/
Betnard861/
Beznard861/
Besnare860/
Bienard860/
Benar831,571/
Boisnard801,978/
Beasngar80770/
Bengardt80494/
Benhardt80333/
Bengaard80146/
Beesnaar8078/
Beignard8040/
Benaired8010/
Beinhard803/
Beangard801/
Benardth801/
Beaneard801/
Begnardì801/
Beschnar801/
Begnaird800/
Benhards800/
Beenaard800/
Bisnar776,148/
Binard772,388/
Benhar771,304/
Venard771,297/
Bénard77710/
Benare77501/
Bejnar77403/
Benart77344/
Benear77319/
Benaar77228/
Bengar77210/
Beynar77179/
Betnar77113/
Beinar7771/
Benair7743/
Benarr7739/
Benárd7730/
Benaur7717/
Benasr7715/
Benord7713/
Bynard7712/
Benarz779/
Beznar775/
Bhenar774/
Behnar773/
Begnar772/
Vesnar772/
Beanar771/
Benayr770/
Beinhardt7569/
Houesnard759/
Beengaard757/
Beahnnard751/
Beinardts751/
Boisnards751/
Beanhardt751/
Baynard712,104/
Benhart71469/
Bezhnar71363/
Boinard71289/
Beinart71235/
Bainard71187/
Boynard71174/
Bengart71156/
Benahar7189/
Beinare7186/
Beangar7182/
Bignard7174/
Benarth7167/
Bhengar7155/
Bisnare7143/
Bingard7142/
Beynart7137/
Venhard7124/
Veinard7111/
Benajtr7111/
Benhare7110/
Beïngar719/
Benaire717/
Binaard716/
Bemhard715/
Binaird715/
Benarte715/
Bejnart714/
Bienart714/
Beingar714/
Benharz713/
Bhisnar712/
Behnart712/
Binhard712/
Bienarz712/
Beanord711/
Beneaur711/
Bhenare711/
Bisnair711/
Veynard711/
Wejnard711/
Beinarz711/
Benoird711/
Bytnard711/
Besnour711/
Biznard711/
Bionard711/
Behnasr711/
Benasre711/
Benarts711/
Benourd710/
Benhaur710/
Bosnord710/
Bettnar710/
Bhynard710/
Baznard710/
Bicnard710/
Binar671,209/
Benor67264/
Boinnard67155/
Beinhart67133/
Venar67105/
Bisnaire6792/
Beşçınar6770/
Beinhaur6751/
Veinhard6738/
Beñar6732/
Boignard6729/
Baignard6715/
Venhardt677/
Bemhardt677/
Byzhenar675/
Bynar674/
Beinarte674/
Beinarts674/
Benharte672/
Boisnord672/
Boynardt672/
Boygnard672/
Baynards671/
Bınar671/
Bemhards671/
Benarová671/
Benhaire671/
Bénar671/
Buignard671/
Bainhard671/
Bechnarz671/
Benharth671/
Benhartt671/
Benheart670/
Beinhair670/
Baainard670/
Boinhard670/
Bayneard670/

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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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  • 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 Besnard
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