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

The surname Bessels is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,177,228^th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Bessels are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Bessels is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 93,818. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 48 percent live, North Holland, where 13 percent live and Utrecht, where 13 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Bessels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Bessels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bessels last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bessels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Bessels last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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.