Bessent Surname

310,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Bessent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9251:391,84734,400
England2131:261,58720,867
Wales441:70,3306,116
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Bessent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bessent occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as:. 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 frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,007,870 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Bessent reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bessent is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 925 people, or 1 in 391,847. In The United States Bessent is most prevalent in: Texas, where 21 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and South Carolina, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States Bessent exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Wales, where 4 percent are found.

Bessent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bessent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bessent last name rose 1,171 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 237 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bessent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bessent last name are 10.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.75% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bessen92482/
Besent9298/
Besseng86177/
Biessen86118/
Beyssen8676/
Bissent8643/
Beussen8610/
Besente8610/
Vessent864/
Bassent863/
Bossent863/
Bessend862/
Beissen862/
Bessien862/
Beasent861/
Besient860/
Bedsent860/
Besentt860/
Beessen860/
Besentz860/
Besen833,900/
Weissent8021/
Bedszent804/
Bassient801/
Bissente800/
Baessend800/
Beysen772,219/
Bessin771,807/
Bessem77993/
Bissen77901/
Biesen77602/
Beusen77540/
Bisent77400/
Beisen77277/
Betsen77219/
Beesen77111/
Bezent77100/
Basent7763/
Beseng7739/
Besend7717/
Vessen7716/
Behsen7714/
Vesent777/
Besien775/
Becent775/
Besint774/
Besenk774/
Beshen773/
Besaen773/
Bøesen772/
Beenet772/
Bedsen771/
Bosent771/
Beasen771/
Beasnt771/
Bhesen771/
Wesent771/
Byssen771/
Bässen771/
Besuen771/
Beseen770/
Bessengue75249/
Bessenova757/
Beassem71485/
Bessing71291/
Wiesent71126/
Beschen71111/
Beyshen71107/
Biscent71106/
Weisent7184/
Bisente7164/
Buyssen7148/
Betseng7148/
Buissen7130/
Wissent7120/
Baisent7116/
Boissen7113/
Vesente7113/
Bession7111/
Becente717/
Beijsen717/
Bessina716/
Beenett715/
Bhisent715/
Besinte714/
Beïssem714/
Bisseng714/
Bheshen713/
Beishen713/
Bezzent712/
Veassen712/
Vescent712/
Beazent711/
Becentt711/
Beeshen711/
Betseen711/
Vissent711/
Boyssen711/
Bessink711/
Bettsen711/
Biosent711/
Beassin711/
Beatsen711/
Beesenk711/
Bissoen711/
Beissenova711/
Bissaen710/
Bossend710/
Bisen6732,555/
Beene677,167/
Besin675,911/
Beğen671,733/
Bezen67790/
Besne67486/
Beten67242/
Weissend67192/
Besem67153/
Buijssen67139/
Betschen67126/
Vesen67126/
Bešen6764/
Beant6761/
Besenova6754/
Beint6742/
Becen6726/
Wiesendt6723/
Bexen6716/
Vissente676/
Besén674/
Beisn673/
Bissehng672/
Bysen672/
Beßen672/
Besyn672/
Booyssen672/
Behtendt671/
Wiessend671/
Beşen671/
Wissentz671/
Beissing671/
Beh'seng671/
Bäsen671/
Besengue671/
Besín671/
Bhiesaen671/
Baisente671/
Beciente671/
Beetseng671/
Beissina671/
Beenh671/
Beischen670/
Bossiend670/
Beunt670/
Beessing670/
Beenette670/
Behsends670/

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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 Bessent
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