Bessard Surname

164,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bessard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,6941:39,2114,882
United States4321:839,02564,101
Switzerland3481:23,6003,736
Haiti1001:106,8395,069
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England11:55,718,059489,080
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bessard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bessard Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bessard occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 164,716th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,768,824 people. Bessard is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Bessard live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 1,694 people, or 1 in 39,211. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 35 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 23 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found. Beside France this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Switzerland, where 13 percent are found.

Bessard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bessard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bessard last name rose 8,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bessard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bessard last name are 31.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bessard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.45% less than the national average, earning $35,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besshard930/
Bessar92526/
Besard92139/
Bossard8610,721/
Bassard86791/
Biessar86137/
Beysard8667/
Bissard8623/
Bessart8623/
Vessard8620/
Beshard8615/
Bessare863/
Beïssar861/
Besgard861/
Besserd861/
Beyssar861/
Boesard861/
Beussar861/
Bessair860/
Besaird860/
Bessear860/
Besar838,250/
Bosshard806,255/
Boissard802,289/
Bossardt80136/
Baissard80117/
Boesaard8059/
Bessaire8047/
Buissard8038/
Bieszard8018/
Bissgard802/
Biossard801/
Besssare801/
Beshgard801/
Bassardt800/
Basshard800/
Besheard800/
Bedshard800/
Bezard772,064/
Bissar771,119/
Bhesar77490/
Bisard77230/
Besare77198/
Beysar77181/
Beshar77161/
Bosard77154/
Vessar77113/
Bessor7793/
Behsar7758/
Basard7728/
Beisar7721/
Besart776/
Besiar773/
Beasar771/
Besaur771/
Besair771/
Besaar771/
Bosshardt751,125/
Betschard759/
Besshahar751/
Behshardh751/
Bosshartd751/
Bossshard751/
Weisshard750/
Baeshardt750/
Bechard717,039/
Bossart713,062/
Boisard712,450/
Bessert711,408/
Beshear71424/
Boshard71312/
Bishard71260/
Bisgard71252/
Bhesare71229/
Bessour71138/
Buisard71102/
Bassart7184/
Vessart7148/
Beyshar7144/
Beitsar7139/
Bosserd7135/
Vessair7134/
Boszard7127/
Bessoir7126/
Bezzard7122/
Weisshardt7117/
Bissare7116/
Biesarz7114/
Beusschart7114/
Bissart7113/
Bassord7112/
Wesgard7110/
Beshart719/
Beusart717/
Baissar715/
Bisaard715/
Beshair714/
Bashard713/
Bedsord712/
Bøgesgaard712/
Besaure712/
Bessore712/
Besharh712/
Beeshar712/
Beytsar711/
Bossord711/
Beasare711/
Beazard711/
Bheshar711/
Bhosshardt711/
Bissord711/
Beshare711/
Wessart711/
Veissar711/
Basserd711/
Boseard711/
Besaert711/
Behsiar711/
Beshaar711/
Bosaard711/
Beashar710/
Bosardt710/
Besarth710/
Buissar710/
Bohsard710/
Beyzard710/
Wissard710/
Vissard710/
Beishar710/
Boissar710/
Weisard710/
Vesar678,517/
Bisgaard673,065/
Bosshart671,991/
Bezar671,168/
Bossaert671,067/
Boisgard67857/
Bisar67580/
Besseyre67573/
Buissart67376/
Bieshaar67353/
Boeshart67258/
Boissart67214/
Beissert67211/
Bexar67173/
Bysar67123/
Bečar6774/
Besor6764/
Biesaart6752/
Weishard6745/
Boschard6743/
Boszhard6737/
Boshardt6737/
Bešar6728/
Beçar6727/
Beachard6726/
Weisgard6716/
Vesgaard6716/
Bischard6715/
Baschard6715/
Boesaart6714/
Bosserdt679/
Bezzeard679/
Voissard679/
Behshahr679/
Veessaar678/
Bieszart677/
Wesgardh675/
Bheisare674/
Betshart674/
Bosseart674/
Bisserød674/
Beechard673/
Besserth673/
Weissart672/
Bheysare672/
Beschart672/
Beeshaar672/
Baisaard672/
Beezzard671/
Bashsord671/
Bheshare671/
Besheare671/
Bessertt671/
Weushard671/
Boisarrd671/
Byhshard671/
Bossarth671/
Besseire671/
Besarova671/
Besaurre671/
Bishaard671/
Baisgard671/
Bechardt671/
Beashear670/
Bosheard670/
Boissear670/
Basshart670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bessard
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