Bessin Surname
Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname
Bessin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,061 | 1:62,604 | 8,564 |
| Ivory Coast | 368 | 1:62,694 | 3,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 170 | 1:107,954 | 3,272 |
| United States | 84 | 1:4,314,987 | 229,510 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Bessin (198) may also be a first name.
Bessin Demographics
Average Bessin Salary in
United States
$51,886 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bessin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bessin is found most in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 224,999th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,032,953 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Bessin reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Bessin is also the 644,447th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 198 people.
Bessin is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 1,061 people, or 1 in 62,604. In France it is mostly found in: Normandy, where 43 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 8 percent reside. Not including France it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent reside.
Bessin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bessin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bessin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bessin surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.
The amount Bessin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.25% more than the national average, earning $51,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.76% more than the national average, earning $67,448 CAD per year.
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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 Bessin
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