Besser Surname
Approximately 6,912 people bear this surname
Besser Surname Definition:
(Danish, German) One who came from Besser (better place), in Denmark; one who collected fines.
Besser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,947 | 1:27,318 | 3,608 |
| United States | 2,454 | 1:147,701 | 15,238 |
| Algeria | 205 | 1:188,447 | 23,005 |
| Poland | 194 | 1:195,921 | 26,318 |
| Namibia | 170 | 1:14,173 | 2,619 |
| England | 136 | 1:409,692 | 28,019 |
| Canada | 129 | 1:285,625 | 26,641 |
| Austria | 93 | 1:91,564 | 13,432 |
| Chile | 88 | 1:200,187 | 6,348 |
| Brazil | 82 | 1:2,610,663 | 78,641 |
| Denmark | 47 | 1:120,100 | 11,018 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Hungary | 33 | 1:297,463 | 22,531 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Ukraine | 26 | 1:1,750,873 | 130,688 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Belarus | 22 | 1:431,866 | 42,756 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 312 | 1:160,957 | 14,692 |
Besser (64) may also be a first name.
Besser Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Danish, German) One who came from Besser (better place), in Denmark; one who collected fines.
(from an ancestor's occupation) From Besserer, the title of a German officer of the court who levied fines. As a Jewish name, it indicates either the tax collector of the Jewish community or a rabbinic judge.
Besser Demographics
Besser Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Besser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besser Come From? nationality or country of origin
Besser (Russian: Бессер) is found most in Germany. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Besser? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 71,437th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,054,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Besser live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. Besser is also the 1,223,525th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 64 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,947 people, or 1 in 27,318. In Germany Besser is mostly found in: Saxony, where 19 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Algeria, where 3 percent live.
Besser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Besser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Besser surname increased 787 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 971 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Besser Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Besser last name are 8.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.68% being registered with the political party.
The amount Besser earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 527.45% more than the national average, earning R 1,491,070 per year; in United States they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $50,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $50,649 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Besser Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besser in the Russian language | ||
| Бессер | besser | - |
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Footnotes
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