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) occurs most in Israel. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 195,730th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,400,628 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Bessel live; 38 percent live in West Asia and 38 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Bessel is also the 128,950th most commonly used first name globally, held by 3,121 people.
Bessel is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 819 people, or 1 in 10,449. In Israel it is mostly found in: Northern District, where 44 percent live, Central District, where 24 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent live. Aside from Israel it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.
Bessel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bessel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bessel last name expanded 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 holding 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 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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