Bessick Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bessick Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2981:181,80419,921
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
England141:3,979,861125,553
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Bessick Last Name Facts

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

Bessick is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 675,256th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Bessick reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 181,804. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 84 percent are found, Gauteng, where 8 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Bessick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bessick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bessick last name rose 640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bessick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bessick surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bessick earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning R 259,296 per year and in United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bessicks93169/
Bessik92106/
Besick9224/
Bessic922/
Bossick86299/
Bassick86223/
Bissick86193/
Bessike8671/
Besseck8651/
Besicke8645/
Beisick8623/
Biesick8617/
Bessiok868/
Beseick862/
Beszick862/
Betsick861/
Besuick860/
Besicks860/
Boesick860/
Beesick860/
Besic831,997/
Besik83160/
Bissicks8038/
Beesoick807/
Biesseck807/
Betsuick801/
Bessecke801/
Beuseick800/
Biesik77363/
Bosick77251/
Bessix77123/
Basick77119/
Bissik77106/
Bessec7775/
Bissic7774/
Bassik7765/
Bisick7755/
Bossik7734/
Besiek7733/
Betsik7728/
Vessik7723/
Beysik7719/
Bessek7713/
Bysick7711/
Besigk777/
Beszik777/
Beshik773/
Beshic772/
Beisic771/
Beisik771/
Beesic771/
Bescic771/
Beseck771/
Beicik771/
Besike771/
Bescek770/
Bessig770/
Betschick753/
Bisseck71893/
Besecke71517/
Biessek71197/
Basseck71186/
Besseke71111/
Biesiek7189/
Bosseck7171/
Bieseck7167/
Bissict7121/
Biszick7119/
Beeseck7119/
Bessaix719/
Boysick719/
Bissiok718/
Beichek716/
Beschek715/
Beseske714/
Beasics713/
Bisisck713/
Besjeck713/
Bissiek713/
Biescek713/
Bisesck713/
Boscick712/
Bösicke712/
Bassiek712/
Bossiek711/
Beaseck711/
Becicks711/
Besheik711/
Besseks711/
Besshek711/
Bessigh711/
Bechick711/
Beiczyk711/
Beshike711/
Betseck711/
Betsike711/
Beschik711/
Bissike711/
Bisssik711/
Beazick711/
Boshick710/
Vissick710/
Basik673,764/
Becic67566/
Bisik67531/
Bicek67481/
Besek67324/
Becek67317/
Bosik67313/
Bezic67158/
Bicik67136/
Besig67109/
Bysik6794/
Besyk6779/
Bisic6776/
Becik6771/
Beechick6747/
Beçik6745/
Basseeck6728/
Bouyssic6721/
Beichikh6718/
Betchick6718/
Bessigue6715/
Beeshaik6714/
Becyk6711/
Veissikh674/
Besec674/
Besikova673/
Besschekova672/
Besix672/
Besskova671/
Boschick671/
Beachick670/

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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 Bessick
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