Bessière Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bessière Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessière Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France881:754,80492,996
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Bessiere (3,110) are calculated separately.

Bessière Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bessière is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Bessiere. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessière? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bessière are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 754,804. In France Bessière is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 57 percent are found, Occitanie, where 15 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent are found. Other than France Bessière is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bessière
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