Besnik Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Besnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Besnik (17,204) may also be a first name.

Besnik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besnik occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Besnik.

How Common Is The Last Name Besnik? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Besnik reside; 54 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 28 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 42,185th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 17,204 people.

It is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 422,860. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Istria County, where 30 percent reside, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 30 percent reside and Lika-Senj County, where 20 percent reside. Other than Croatia this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Besnik Last Name Statistics demography

Besnik earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besnick928/
Beshnik922/
Besnike921/
Besnisk920/
Beshnick861/
Beznik83131/
Besnek83122/
Basnik8398/
Bisnik8322/
Bosnik8321/
Bosnick77187/
Beznick7721/
Basnaik7720/
Beshnyk7710/
Basznik775/
Byshnik775/
Veshnik774/
Bechnik773/
Berznik772/
Boshnik772/
Becnick772/
Bosnaik771/
Bashnik771/
Bezniek771/
Boeznik770/
Basnick770/
Beshnikova7511/
Bashnick7183/
Boshnick7137/
Boschnik7111/
Bechnikh714/
Baschnik711/
Baznik67312/
Basnig67273/
Božnik67254/
Bošnik6766/
Vešnik6758/
Basnyk6733/
Boessneck6726/
Boznik6720/
Bisnek6718/
Beznic6715/
Veznik6714/
Boshnaick679/
Vesnyk675/
Bosnyk674/
Beznikova674/
Beznyk673/
Bašnik673/
Beidchnik673/
Biznik672/
Beźnic672/
Bejnek672/
Betchnick671/
Bosnek671/
Bosnig671/
Bisnikova671/
Baśnik671/

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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 Besnik
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