Bessifi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Bessifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Bessifi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bessifi is held by more people in Tunisia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessifi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Bessifi reside; 44 percent reside in North Africa and 44 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tunisia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 55,511. Without taking into account Tunisia Bessifi is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 22 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bessaifi93158/
Besifi921/
Bessifa861/
Bossifi861/
Beyssife802/
Beissife801/
Wesifi7717/
Bosifi771/
Besifa771/
Boshifi712/
Bissefi712/
Besifeh711/
Bassife711/
Basifih711/
Boissife671/
Basseife671/
Bisifa6234/
Wesifa625/
Basefi621/
Besefe621/
Baysufi574/
Biseffi572/
Bichefi571/
Beceafi571/
Wesheafi533/

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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 Bessifi
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