Bessalem Surname
Approximately 1,646 people bear this surname
Bessalem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,564 | 1:24,700 | 4,486 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Bessalem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessalem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bessalem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺳﺎﻟﻢ, Russian: Бессалем) is most common in Algeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessalem? popularity and diffusion
Bessalem is the 242,504th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,427,428 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bessalem reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb.
Bessalem is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,564 people, or 1 in 24,700. In Algeria it is most common in: Algiers Province, where 46 percent live, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 24 percent live and Boumerdès Province, where 16 percent live. Aside from Algeria Bessalem is found in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live and French Polynesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besalem | 93 | 7 | / |
| Bassalem | 88 | 460 | / |
| Besallem | 88 | 3 | / |
| Besselem | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bissalem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bessalen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Beusalem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bessaleng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Basalem | 80 | 2,489 | / |
| Bezalem | 80 | 17 | / |
| Bosalem | 80 | 7 | / |
| Beselem | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bessallien | 78 | 1 | / |
| Baasalem | 75 | 32 | / |
| Bassalim | 75 | 13 | / |
| Basaleem | 75 | 5 | / |
| Baisalem | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bhosalem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Betsalen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bashalem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bisaleem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bessalion | 71 | 14 | / |
| Baisahlem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bassallim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bassoulem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bessalynn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bisalen | 67 | 448 | / |
| Basalim | 67 | 374 | / |
| Baselem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beselim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Visalem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Besalin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bessalnova | 67 | 1 | / |
Bessalem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bessalem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺳﺎﻟﻢ | basalm | - |
| Bessalem in the Russian language | ||
| Бессалем | bessalem | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bessalem
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