Besselman Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Besselman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besselman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:844,89364,474
Israel211:407,50632,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Besselman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besselman occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Besselman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besselman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 666,162nd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Besselman are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 844,893. In The United States Besselman is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent live, Missouri, where 16 percent live and Louisiana, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 5 percent live.

Besselman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Besselman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Besselman last name increased 1,479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Besselman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Besselman last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Besselman earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.5% more than the national average, earning $48,111 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Besselman
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