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 occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Bessafi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessafi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bessafi is the 156,421st most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,603,625 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bessafi reside; 100 percent reside in North Africa and 100 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 513,559th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 295 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 2,786 people, or 1 in 13,866. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Relizane Province, where 53 percent are found, Mascara Province, where 21 percent are found and Chlef Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Algeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
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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