Bessent Surname
Approximately 1,213 people bear this surname
Bessent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 925 | 1:391,847 | 34,400 |
| England | 213 | 1:261,587 | 20,867 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 90 | 1:270,837 | 19,067 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:635,680 | 42,122 |
Bessent Demographics
Average Male Bessent Height
177.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bessent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessent Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bessent is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bessent.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessent? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bessent is the 310,555th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,007,870 people. The surname Bessent is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Bessent are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 925 people, or 1 in 391,847. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, Florida, where 17 percent reside and South Carolina, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Wales, where 4 percent reside.
Bessent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bessent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bessent surname grew 1,171 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 237 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bessent Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bessent surname are 10.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.75% registered with the political party.
The amount Bessent earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.54% less than the national average, earning $40,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.32% more than the national average, earning $70,212 CAD per year.
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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 Bessent
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