Bessina Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Bessina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Bessina (191) may also be a first name.
Bessina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bessina is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bessina click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessina? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Bessina live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 657,437th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 191 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: East Region, where 67 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 33 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Bessina is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Greece, where 17 percent reside.
Bessina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bessina has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bessina last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Bessina
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