Bessarab Surname
Approximately 5,726 people bear this surname
Bessarab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 4,110 | 1:11,076 | 1,381 |
| Russia | 1,144 | 1:125,982 | 14,930 |
| Moldova | 172 | 1:20,706 | 3,502 |
| Belarus | 103 | 1:92,243 | 14,319 |
| Transnistria | 56 | 1:8,477 | 1,681 |
| Kazakhstan | 37 | 1:477,905 | 35,586 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Bessarab Demographics
Average Bessarab Salary in
United States
$27,614 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bessarab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessarab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bessarab (Georgian: ბესსარაბ, Russian: Бессараб) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessarab? popularity and diffusion
Bessarab is the 84,404th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,272,711 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Bessarab reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
Bessarab is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 4,110 people, or 1 in 11,076. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 13 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 10 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine Bessarab is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent live and Moldova, where 3 percent live.
Bessarab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bessarab last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Bessarab surname are 7.69% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.46% registered with the party.
Bessarab earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36% less than the national average, earning $27,614 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessarabs | 94 | 1 | / |
| Besarab | 93 | 1,391 | / |
| Bassarab | 88 | 388 | / |
| Bessorab | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bezsarab | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bessarav | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bissarab | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bessarabova | 84 | 1,961 | / |
| Bassarabh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bassarrab | 82 | 1 | / |
| Basarab | 80 | 8,066 | / |
| Beserab | 80 | 19 | / |
| Besorab | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bysarab | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bisarab | 80 | 2 | / |
| Besarav | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bosarab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Besarabova | 78 | 152 | / |
| Besarabová | 78 | 1 | / |
| Basharab | 75 | 48 | / |
| Bessarov | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bhasarab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Besarova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basserab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bessorabova | 74 | 25 | / |
| Bessarobova | 74 | 2 | / |
| Bessarapova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bissarabova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Besharova | 71 | 30 | / |
| Bissarova | 71 | 13 | / |
| Byssarova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Beysarova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bhasarabh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bezsarova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bessharov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhasaraib | 71 | 1 | / |
| Besorabova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Basarob | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bescharova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vesarav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bysarabova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basaráb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bisarabova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bosorab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beserap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Besarov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bisarav | 67 | 1 | / |
Bessarab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bessarab in the Georgian language | ||
| ბესსარაბ | bessarab | - |
| Bessarab in the Russian language | ||
| Бессараб | bessarab | - |
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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 Bessarab
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