Bessels Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bessels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1801:93,81815,387
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bessels Last Name Facts

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

Bessels is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bessels.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,177,228th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Bessels reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 93,818. In The Netherlands Bessels is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 48 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and Utrecht, where 13 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Bessels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bessels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bessels surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bessels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bessels are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bessels earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 18.12% more than the national average, earning 408,775 kr per year and in United States they earn 27.2% more than the national average, earning $54,886 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besselse9383/
Biessels9372/
Besels921/
Wessels8645,939/
Vessels862,021/
Bissels86288/
Bassels8640/
Wessells80557/
Vessells80278/
Wesselsz8025/
Wesselse8019/
Beselles804/
Bissells801/
Wuessels801/
Wiessels801/
Wessesls801/
Beeles77217/
Basels7720/
Betels7713/
Wesels775/
Bezels772/
Beasls771/
Vesels771/
Vesselles7515/
Bettels71812/
Wissels71250/
Bishels7155/
Belesse7135/
Wehsels7110/
Viesels719/
Wesselsová717/
Bilesse713/
Weshels713/
Weasels713/
Vesells713/
Beitels713/
Weisels712/
Wesselsova711/
Wyssels711/
Basells711/
Boisselles711/
Baasels711/
Bechels711/
Weselss711/
Wesselz711/
Wessils710/
Behtels710/
Beetels710/
Beals6710,410/
Beyls67735/
Beuls67264/
Beils67202/
Beylesse6730/
Weiseles677/
Wesselch672/
Veselles671/
Baylesse671/
Bossyl's671/
Vessills670/
Wesaells670/
Betls670/
Wissells670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bessels
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