Bessau Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Bessau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Bessau Demographics
Average Bessau Salary in
United States
$40,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bessau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bessau occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Bessau occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Bessau live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 5,109,440. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 62 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 23 percent are found and Grand Est, where 8 percent are found. Besides France Bessau is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Bessau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bessau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bessau last name fell 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bessau Last Name Statistics demography
Bessau earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.
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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 Bessau
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