Besseling Surname

194,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Besseling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besseling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4891:11,3411,577
Germany1851:435,16539,058
Belgium1321:87,09613,579
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Canada631:584,85148,473
Australia601:449,92835,109
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England201:2,785,90397,972
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malta11:430,2723,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Besseling Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Besseling Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Besseling occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Besseling.

How Common Is The Last Name Besseling? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 194,677th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,376,991 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Besseling reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,489 people, or 1 in 11,341. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 39 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.

Besseling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Besseling last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Besseling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.54% more than the national average, earning R 429,024 per year; in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $53,380 CAD per year.

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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
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