Bessmer Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bessmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
France21:33,211,361423,184
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Bessmer Last Name Facts

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

Bessmer occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bessmer is the 1,082,743rd most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bessmer are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 1,685,856. In The United States Bessmer is primarily found in: Nebraska, where 22 percent reside, Missouri, where 20 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Bessmer is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Bessmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bessmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bessmer surname expanded 581 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bessmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bessmer surname are 16.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.04% being registered with the party.

Bessmer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.76% more than the national average, earning $52,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bessmert9315/
Beessmer931/
Bessmere930/
Besmer92824/
Beesmer86194/
Besmier8646/
Beismer8614/
Biesmer8613/
Wessmer861/
Beasmer860/
Vessmer860/
Betsmer860/
Boesmer860/
Bossmer860/
Besme839/
Wiessmer8012/
Boesmier801/
Bassmier801/
Bessmett800/
Besmerth800/
Bissmier800/
Beesmere800/
Becmer77505/
Basmer77220/
Bejmer7717/
Bosmer7716/
Wesmer7714/
Besmir778/
Bessma774/
Besmei774/
Besmet773/
Vesmer772/
Besmes771/
Bezmer771/
Besmeh771/
Bismer771/
Bysmer770/
Weissmger751/
Bieszmier750/
Bejmert71230/
Weismer71122/
Bihsmer71107/
Vissmer7143/
Wissmer7130/
Weasmer7112/
Bassmir7111/
Wiesmer7110/
Boismer719/
Basmeir717/
Bechmer716/
Bezmere712/
Bismere712/
Weesmer712/
Beshmeh711/
Bashmer711/
Besmire710/
Beecmer710/
Boismier67426/
Bissmire67266/
Bisme67207/
Beezemer6788/
Besma6762/
Besmi6731/
Wiesmeyr6726/
Boismeir679/
Bezme672/
Visscmer671/
Wiesmeir671/
Beschmes671/
Vesme671/
Beshmets671/
Bashmerh671/
Weshmier670/
Bejme670/
Weismier670/
Weasmier670/

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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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  • 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 Bessmer
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