Besserer Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Besserer Surname Definition:

(Danish, German) One who came from Besser (better place), in Denmark; one who collected fines.

Besserer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3921:205,37123,433
France1771:375,27055,761
Canada1551:237,71322,683
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Chile231:765,93416,989
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Besserer 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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Besserer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Besserer is found most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besserer? popularity and diffusion

Besserer is the 368,021st most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Besserer live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Besserer is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 205,371. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 59 percent are found, Bavaria, where 32 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in France, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Besserer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Besserer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Besserer last name rose 558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Besserer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Besserer last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Besserer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $47,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $50,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besserier945/
Bessereir944/
Bessere9323/
Bessiere883,110/
Besseyre88573/
Besserra8831/
Wesserer887/
Besserie886/
Besserir884/
Besserre882/
Beiserer881/
Bessirer881/
Besseire881/
Bisserer881/
Besherer880/
Beserger880/
Besere86217/
Bisserier82630/
Bescherer82141/
Beysserie82125/
Bessierre8213/
Beissiere822/
Beysseyre822/
Beyssiere821/
Besserire821/
Beserra8034,295/
Bessire801,268/
Besseri80294/
Bessery8083/
Beshere8069/
Bessera8041/
Betsere8033/
Beseres8026/
Baserer8021/
Vessere8013/
Beserie807/
Beserez805/
Beserre805/
Bissere803/
Beisere801/
Beserri801/
Beseret801/
Bescheerer7816/
Weissgerer781/
Becherer752,938/
Bissiere75326/
Bisseret7550/
Bessaire7547/
Beuserie7544/
Beserrit7526/
Bisserie7523/
Besheres7514/
Veyssere7510/
Besseris759/
Bessires756/
Wässerer753/
Bescerra752/
Besseray752/
Bisserra752/
Beszerra752/
Besheare751/
Vesseree751/
Beserrra751/
Bezserra751/
Vesseire751/
Beeseeri751/
Buissere751/
Bets'ere751/
Betserei751/
Bassarer751/
Weserger750/
Besoirer750/
Boissiere712,667/
Besera711,919/
Veysseyre71968/
Boisserie71887/
Buisseret71828/
Buissiere71217/
Beseri71109/
Besire71104/
Bisere7183/
Vesere7183/
Boisseree7170/
Veysseire7162/
Becere7158/
Bayssiere7157/
Veisseire7144/
Bassarear7142/
Bescheret7141/
Buisserez7141/
Veisseyre7111/
Boisseret7111/
Boisserée716/
Bezere713/
Baissiere713/
Besserich712/
Buissereh711/
Buisseres711/
Buisserie711/
Bechereer711/
Bisserett711/
Besheares711/
Wesherere711/
Visserier711/
Boisseire711/
Beserritt711/
Becherrer711/
Behseresh711/
Weisgerer710/
Beecherer710/
Besherets710/
Becerra67341,052/
Beshire671,482/
Biserra671,481/
Bessiri67337/
Bhesera67315/
Becerir67189/
Bechere67172/
Biçerer67136/
Beshera6799/
Beseris6789/
Bissery6776/
Beçerri6765/
Behseresht6745/
Becerri6741/
Biseera6738/
Besiera6726/
Vissere6723/
Bezerre6717/
Beseira6717/
Besheri6716/
Bisiere6715/
Bitsere6715/
Betseri6713/
Vescere6711/
Vesseri6710/
Bezsera676/
Beceres675/
Bissera674/
Beezire674/
Becerre673/
Bessira673/
Baisere673/
Besieri673/
Bessiry673/
Bisseri673/
Boissierre672/
Bezerea672/
Beseeri672/
Biseres672/
Becerry672/
Biscere672/
Bicerer671/
Buisserett671/
Becerea671/
Bissire671/
Boissereth671/
Beserai671/
Vessery671/
Besêrra671/
Weisgerger671/
Vessire671/
Bosirer671/
Beserio671/
Besires671/
Bezeire671/
Becerie671/
Başerer671/
Buysere671/
Beseera671/
Beshery671/
Beasire670/
Betscheres670/
Boisere670/

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