Bessafi Surname
Approximately 2,799 people bear this surname
Bessafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,786 | 1:13,866 | 2,471 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Bessafi (295) may also be a first name.
Bessafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bessafi is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessafi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 156,421st most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,603,625 people. Bessafi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bessafi are found; 100 percent are found in North Africa and 100 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 513,559th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 295 people.
The last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,786 people, or 1 in 13,866. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Relizane Province, where 53 percent live, Mascara Province, where 21 percent live and Chlef Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessaifi | 93 | 158 | / |
| Besafi | 92 | 13 | / |
| Bissafi | 86 | 861 | / |
| Bessafa | 86 | 74 | / |
| Bassafi | 86 | 29 | / |
| Bessafy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bessoufi | 80 | 130 | / |
| Bassafei | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bissafid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bisafi | 77 | 96 | / |
| Basafi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Besafe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bosafi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Besafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beatsafid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bisafio | 71 | 595 | / |
| Bitsafi | 71 | 147 | / |
| Boisafi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Beisofi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bechafi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bissefi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Basafie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bossofi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boshafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biosafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beceafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boysafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashafih | 67 | 51 | / |
| Wesheafi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bashafai | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Bessafi
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