Bessaou Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Bessaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 246 | 1:157,039 | 20,204 |
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Bessaou (34) may also be a first name.
Bessaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bessaou is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bessaou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessaou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bessaou is the 804,502nd most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Bessaou live; 71 percent live in North Africa and 71 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 157,039. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Béjaïa Province, where 96 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 2 percent reside and Bouïra Province, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Algeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessaoud | 93 | 4,397 | / |
| Bessao | 92 | 97 | / |
| Bessaouia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bessouo | 86 | 491 | / |
| Bissaou | 86 | 12 | / |
| Bessoua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Besaoud | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bessaho | 86 | 2 | / |
| Besao | 83 | 1,136 | / |
| Bessouat | 80 | 153 | / |
| Bessouia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bessouai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bessauod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bessauah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bissaoud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biessoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bissahou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bessouye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beissouo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Béssaoud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bessouad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Besoiu | 77 | 331 | / |
| Besiou | 77 | 164 | / |
| Besiau | 77 | 55 | / |
| Bissao | 77 | 41 | / |
| Bessoa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bezaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Besiao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beasao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bessouyah | 75 | 255 | / |
| Bessouiah | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bissahoue | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bessouaia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bessouayh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bezzaou | 71 | 282 | / |
| Bissoua | 71 | 151 | / |
| Besagio | 71 | 54 | / |
| Betsiou | 71 | 37 | / |
| Besauya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Besioud | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bessouiyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bessoat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wessoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wissaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bissaua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bechaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bessouaiaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bessouayah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bezzahou | 67 | 137 | / |
| Wesao | 67 | 91 | / |
| Bisao | 67 | 57 | / |
| Besoa | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bezao | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bissagio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Besouyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouessaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boisseao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vessauas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bessaou
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