Besney Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Besney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Besney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besney is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Besney? popularity and diffusion
The last name Besney is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Besney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Besney live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
Besney is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,690,151. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 100 percent reside. Outside of France this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent reside.
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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 Besney
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