Bessan Surname
Approximately 7,151 people bear this surname
Bessan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5,662 | 1:1,825 | 224 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| Brazil | 63 | 1:3,398,005 | 96,455 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Bessan (2,596) may also be a first name.
Bessan Demographics
Average Bessan Salary in
United States
$35,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bessan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bessan (Hindi: बेस्सन, Russian: Бессан) is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bessan is the 69,325th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,019,095 people. The last name Bessan is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bessan live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 144,326th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 2,596 people.
The last name Bessan is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 5,662 people, or 1 in 1,825. In Benin Bessan is most numerous in: Mono Department, where 37 percent live, Kouffo Department, where 29 percent live and Zou Department, where 11 percent live. Aside from Benin Bessan occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 2 percent live.
Bessan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bessan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 63 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bessan Last Name Statistics demography
Bessan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bessan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bessan in the Hindi language | ||
| बेस्सन | bes'sana | - |
| Bessan in the Russian language | ||
| Бессан | bessan | - |
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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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- 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 Bessan
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