Bessason Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Bessason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Iceland | 20 | 1:19,004 | 1,557 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Bessason Demographics
Average Bessason Salary in
Canada
$48,007 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Bessason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bessason has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessason? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Bessason reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Bessason is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,535,233. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Manitoba, where 63 percent are found, British Columbia, where 25 percent are found and Ontario, where 13 percent are found. Barring Canada it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 43 percent are found and The Faroe Islands, where 2 percent are found.
Bessason Last Name Statistics demography
Bessason earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $48,007 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besason | 93 | 0 | / |
| Besseson | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bassasoun | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bessesson | 82 | 0 | / |
| Besacon | 80 | 5 | / |
| Besasan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bezason | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bessesen | 75 | 200 | / |
| Bisasson | 75 | 46 | / |
| Wesasson | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wessasom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Besaucon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Beusshausen | 74 | 3 | / |
| Beetsaisong | 74 | 2 | / |
| Boisseson | 71 | 19 | / |
| Wetsatson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bissesson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boisséson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Besseseen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bissessan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bisesan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Basasen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basasan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bissossong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biceson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Basesan | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bessason
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