Bessenger Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bessenger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2581:209,99122,252
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Bessenger Last Name Facts

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

Bessenger occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bessenger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessenger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 828,895th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Bessenger reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 209,991. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 28 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Bessenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bessenger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bessenger last name decreased 5 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bessenger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bessenger last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bessenger earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.2% more than the national average, earning R 368,808 per year; in United States they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $49,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.05% more than the national average, earning $68,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besenger9412/
Bessener940/
Bessinger891,937/
Bossenger89216/
Biessener8974/
Bassenger8962/
Wessenger8928/
Byssenger8914/
Bissenger894/
Biesenger891/
Beesenger890/
Besenge88226/
Besener88224/
Beissinger8474/
Boessinger8464/
Weissenger842/
Beissegger841/
Bhessinger841/
Biessinger840/
Huessenger840/
Besinger82258/
Besengez8252/
Bissener8224/
Wesenger8217/
Bezenger829/
Beisener827/
Betenger825/
Biesener824/
Besengeh822/
Bessenga822/
Benenger821/
Bisenger821/
Besynger821/
Betsenge821/
Vessener821/
Beasener820/
Beissenherz8061/
Bheissinger801/
Besger801/
Baissuenger801/
Beissoinger800/
Bissinger782,947/
Biesinger781,748/
Wessinger781,607/
Bassinger78707/
Betsinger78440/
Bossinger78270/
Boesinger78253/
Beesinger78188/
Beasinger78102/
Beisinger7857/
Bössinger7824/
Beszinger789/
Beitenger788/
Weisenger785/
Vessinger784/
Wissenger784/
Bettenger783/
Bessghier783/
Biessiner782/
Beyzenger781/
Baysenger781/
Wiesenger781/
Byssinger781/
Bezzenger781/
Bezengier781/
Bissynger781/
Vissenger780/
Beusinger780/
Besoinger780/
Weasenger780/
Beshinger780/
Behsinger780/
Baesinger780/
Biesenher780/
Beschener780/
Bedsinger780/
Bisenge75158/
Benenge7575/
Bezenge7555/
Besenga7553/
Bezener7540/
Besinge7524/
Vesener7514/
Bäsener7514/
Besiner754/
Beinger752/
Beanger752/
Vesenge752/
Betenge752/
Besengi752/
Behenge751/
Bisener750/
Weissinger742,298/
Beisenherz74169/
Wiessinger7496/
Bessenaire7433/
Beitsinger7426/
Byssyngier7417/
Bissingier741/
Bettsinger741/
Weiseinger741/
Basinger715,124/
Bisinger711,038/
Beninger71626/
Bösinger71283/
Wesinger71181/
Bosinger71148/
Bysynger7141/
Bechener7138/
Bysinger7134/
Bessingi7133/
Betinger7123/
Bezinger7122/
Vesinger7118/
Bissenga7114/
Bysegger719/
Bessghir717/
Baisenge716/
Besigner715/
Besengga715/
Besenghi715/
Bessinga714/
Bésengez713/
Wisenger713/
Bishenge713/
Besingye712/
Bhehenge711/
Bitenger711/
Wysenger711/
Uesinger711/
Beinzger711/
Bézenger711/
Beshence711/
Bisynger711/
Besensie711/
Basynger710/
Besenior710/
Binenger710/
Baisener710/
Betschinger7025/
Wiesinger678,825/
Bettinger675,715/
Baysinger672,493/
Wissinger671,947/
Weisinger671,636/
Beange67515/
Bechinger67223/
Beitinger67201/
Beechener67146/
Baisinger6768/
Bysyngier6755/
Behninger6753/
Bisienere6723/
Bisger6722/
Vissinger6716/
Bittenger6716/
Bisingier6715/
Bisyngier6712/
Biseinere6711/
Beißinger678/
Huesinger677/
Viesinger677/
Beinge676/
Bahsinger675/
Bettendge674/
Beizinger673/
Bessingga673/
Bissingerová672/
Veisinger672/
Biszinger672/
Buisinger671/
Boysinger671/
Baitenger671/
Boisinger671/
Wysienger671/
Wisienger671/
Weisenser671/
Wessingerova671/
Beechiner671/
Bysingier671/
Bessingui671/
Beshingeh671/
Besingueh671/
Bessendji671/
Bezingier671/
Bishengye671/
Bajsinger671/
Byssynher671/
Bitsinger670/
Weysinger670/
Beachener670/
Begginger670/
Buysinger670/
Bishinger670/
Besoigner670/
Beatinger670/
Ouesinger670/
Benginger670/
Bezzinger670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bessenger
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