Besselink Surname

204,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Besselink Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besselink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,8271:9,2431,185
Australia681:396,99632,204
Canada401:921,14070,350
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Aruba141:7,3911,045
England71:7,959,723202,100
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Besselink Last Name Facts

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

The surname Besselink has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besselink? popularity and diffusion

Besselink is the 204,617th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,589,924 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Besselink reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Besselink is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,827 people, or 1 in 9,243. In The Netherlands Besselink is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 50 percent live, Overijssel, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Besselink is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Besselink Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Besselink surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Besselink earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% less than the national average, earning $45,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beselink941/
Besseling892,158/
Bisselink89332/
Beuselink895/
Beuselinck84788/
Besselings841/
Boesseling840/
Biselink821/
Bisseling78524/
Beuseling7871/
Bessiling781/
Beusilinck741/
Veseling7163/
Beßeling7159/
Boseling715/
Bessaleng671/
Bißeling5918/
Basaling594/
Basoling591/
Basiling590/
Baysaling5612/
Bassaleng569/
Bicheling561/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Besselink
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