Besora Surname
Approximately 756 people bear this surname
Besora Surname User-submission:
This surname is documented since IX century in the old Catalonia. The first reference is at the year 875 when the count Wilfred I of Barcelona, known as Wilfred the Hairy ("Guifré el Pilós" in Catalan language) who founded the origins of Catalonia, gives honours and properties to feudal nobles with "Bisaura" as lineage surname: the Besora's Castel ("Castell de Besora" in Catalan) which currently placed in the town "Santa Maria de Besora".
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 646 | 1:72,372 | 6,372 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Besora Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is documented since IX century in the old Catalonia. The first reference is at the year 875 when the count Wilfred I of Barcelona, known as Wilfred the Hairy ("Guifré el Pilós" in Catalan language) who founded the origins of Catalonia, gives honours and properties to feudal nobles with "Bisaura" as lineage surname: the Besora's Castel ("Castell de Besora" in Catalan) which currently placed in the town "Santa Maria de Besora". (Reference in Catalan: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell_de_Besora_(Osona)" )A second fortification or castel was given to the "Besora" dinasty at the end of IX century, known as Besora's Castel ("Castell de Besora") as well, but in the town of "Navès" (Reference in Catalan: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell_de_Besora).
But in this medieval period (IX century) the names "Bisaura", "Besora" and also "Bisora" were used without distinction: in the Romanic languages of these centuries (where Catalan derive from) the phonetic pronunciation of the words "Besora", "Bisora" and "Bisaura" are the same. But "Bisaura" has an older etymology: it is a composition of 3 words from Basque language (a pre-Roman or pre-latin language): "Bassa"+"uri"+"a" which means "the town of the forest" or "the town between ravines", according to the interpretation of different linguists. Around the X century, when the Catalan language was consolidated, the original etymology of "Bisaura" was transformed to "Besora", more in line with the pronunciation of this language, and the etymologies "Bisaura" or "Bisora" were lost.
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Where Does The Last Name Besora Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Besora (Hindi: बेसोरा) occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Besora? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 449,900th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Besora reside; 86 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The last name Besora is most widely held in Spain, where it is borne by 646 people, or 1 in 72,372. In Spain Besora is most common in: Catalonia, where 97 percent reside, Murcia, where 1 percent reside and Balearic Islands, where 1 percent reside. Barring Spain it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
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Besora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besora in the Hindi language | ||
| बेसोरा | besora | - |
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