Bessel Surname
Approximately 2,143 people bear this surname
Bessel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 819 | 1:10,449 | 1,590 |
| Germany | 762 | 1:105,650 | 13,048 |
| United States | 336 | 1:1,078,747 | 78,479 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Bessel (3,121) may also be a first name.
Bessel Demographics
Average Bessel Salary in
United States
$45,317 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bessel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bessel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺳﻞ, Russian: Бессель) is held by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bessel.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 195,730th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,400,628 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Bessel are found; 38 percent are found in West Asia and 38 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Bessel is also the 128,950th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 3,121 people.
The surname Bessel is most frequently used in Israel, where it is borne by 819 people, or 1 in 10,449. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Northern District, where 44 percent are found, Central District, where 24 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Israel this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Bessel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bessel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bessel last name increased 884 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bessel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bessel surname are 30.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.22% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bessel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.61% less than the national average, earning R 19,932 per year; in United States they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $45,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.59% more than the national average, earning $56,932 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bessel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bessel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺳﻞ | basl | 33.33 |
| ﺑﻴﺴﻞ | bysl | 33.33 |
| ﺑﺴﻞ | bsl | 33.33 |
| Bessel in the Russian language | ||
| Бессель | bessel | - |
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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
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- 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 Bessel
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