Besselsen Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Besselsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besselsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2641:63,96710,998
United States321:11,326,842445,236
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Besselsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besselsen is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Besselsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 851,613th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Besselsen are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 63,967. In The Netherlands Besselsen is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 71 percent reside, North Holland, where 13 percent reside and South Holland, where 4 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Besselsen Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Besselsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.6% less than the national average, earning 267,883 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.21% more than the national average, earning R 337,944 per year and in United States they earn 16.17% more than the national average, earning $50,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beszelsen8913/
Wesselsen894/
Betelsen821/
Wesselson7867/
Beszelzen7821/
Belhsen75658/
Wexelsen7125/
Belehsen718/
Beilesen715/
Belehssen6719/
Belhessen671/
Bettelson670/

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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 Besselsen
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