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Where Does The Last Name Besselaar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Besselaar is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Besselaar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Besselaar is the 760,012^th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Besselaar live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 254,355. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Western Cape, where 23 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 18 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Besselaar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Besselaar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 925 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Besselaar Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Besselaar surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Besselaar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.36% more than the national average, earning R 397,704 per year; in United States they earn 23.4% less than the national average, earning $33,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.1% more than the national average, earning $81,032 CAD per year.