Bessell Surname
Approximately 1,813 people bear this surname
Bessell Surname Definition:
From the Danish, Bestle; a personal name.
Bessell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 789 | 1:34,215 | 4,509 |
| England | 573 | 1:97,239 | 10,313 |
| United States | 285 | 1:1,271,786 | 89,511 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 227 | 1:107,380 | 10,631 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:523,111 | 36,402 |
Bessell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Danish, Bestle; a personal name.
Bessell Demographics
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Bessell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bessell has its highest incidence in Australia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bessell click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessell? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bessell is the 224,410th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,019,606 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Bessell are found; 45 percent are found in Australasia and 45 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Bessell is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 789 people, or 1 in 34,215. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 32 percent live, Tasmania, where 24 percent live and Queensland, where 14 percent live. Other than Australia this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.
Bessell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bessell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bessell last name rose 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 297 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bessell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bessell last name are 6.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.19% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bessell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 5.43% less than the national average, earning R 224,724 per year; in United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.68% more than the national average, earning $64,429 CAD per year.
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