Besseh Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Besseh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Besseh (11) may also be a first name.
Besseh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besseh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besseh is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Besseh.
How Common Is The Last Name Besseh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Besseh is the 5,812,366th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Besseh reside; 36 percent reside in North Africa and 36 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name globally, borne by 11 people.
The surname Besseh is most common in Algeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Oran Province, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and Benin, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Besseh
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