Bessault Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Bessault Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 144 | 1:461,269 | 65,815 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
Bessault Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessault Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bessault occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessault? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bessault is the 1,374,607th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Bessault reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 461,269. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 39 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 29 percent live and Île-de-France, where 17 percent live. Not including France Bessault exists in one country. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 10 percent live.
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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 Bessault
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