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Where Does The Last Name Bess Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bess (Marathi: बेस, Russian: Бесс) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Bešš. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bess.

How Common Is The Last Name Bess? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 34,472^nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 474,018 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Bess reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bess is also the 68,927^th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 8,387 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 12,884 people, or 1 in 28,132. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 9 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 100 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Bess Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bess surname grew 924 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bess Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bess last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Bess last name are 9.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Bess earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.86% less than the national average, earning R 150,036 per year; in United States they earn 11.03% less than the national average, earning $38,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $51,259 CAD per year.