Bessenich Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Wales

Bessenich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessenich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Bessenich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bessenich occurs most in Switzerland. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bessenich.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessenich? popularity and diffusion

Bessenich is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Bessenich live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,642,583. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 100 percent live. Barring Switzerland it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 30 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Bessenich
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