Bessner Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bessner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Canada561:657,95753,499
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Sweden191:518,25037,550
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Bessner Last Name Facts

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

Bessner is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bessner is the 1,020,242nd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The last name Bessner occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Bessner reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bessner is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States Bessner is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 36 percent reside, Michigan, where 18 percent reside and Washington, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 19 percent reside.

Bessner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bessner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bessner last name increased 724 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bessner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bessner are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the party.

The amount Bessner earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $50,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.16% more than the national average, earning $66,657 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beissner93304/
Biessner938/
Boessner933/
Betssner930/
Besner922,330/
Besnier867,607/
Wessner862,232/
Beisner861,370/
Bossner8662/
Boesner8652/
Bössner8643/
Bassner8642/
Biesner8624/
Bessney8619/
Bissner8618/
Vessner8611/
Beesner8610/
Betsner867/
Beshner867/
Beasner861/
Bessnei861/
Bessnet861/
Besnere860/
Beszner860/
Besne83486/
Beissnnger820/
Wiessner801,195/
Weissner80400/
Beschner8038/
Huessner8018/
Betshner8017/
Wessnert805/
Beiszner805/
Beihsner803/
Wessnger801/
Wessnerr801/
Viessner801/
Veissner801/
Bessnett800/
Wesner775,756/
Basner771,494/
Bezner77950/
Besnea77483/
Bosner77249/
Bisner77163/
Bösner7784/
Beßner7777/
Bejner7770/
Vesner7765/
Besnet7746/
Bäsner7725/
Besney7722/
Becner7715/
Besnie7712/
Bexner777/
Besnes773/
Bysner773/
Uesner772/
Bessna772/
Besneu772/
Besnir772/
Besneh771/
Bessni771/
Bessny770/
Betschner7552/
Baeschner751/
Wiesner7129,760/
Weisner713,461/
Weesner711,309/
Wissner711,105/
Beißner71635/
Baasner71505/
Basnier71440/
Weasner71274/
Bechner71138/
Baisner7168/
Baezner7162/
Berzner7153/
Viesner7153/
Beijner7152/
Bashner7152/
Veisner7149/
Veysner7148/
Veszner7148/
Baszner7143/
Vetsner7136/
Weszner7134/
Wehsner7123/
Huesner7117/
Besnett7115/
Boisner7113/
Böhsner7113/
Bezhner7112/
Weshner7111/
Bießner718/
Vissner716/
Vesnier716/
Bisneer715/
Bishner712/
Bezsnei712/
Weusner712/
Vössner712/
Wejsner712/
Boeßner712/
Bejnert712/
Boysner711/
Veshner711/
Bisnger711/
Bisnher711/
D'Weissner711/
Bahsner711/
Bisgner711/
Veasner710/
Beznere710/
Wesnier710/
Wedsner710/
Whesner710/
Wuesner710/
Baysner710/
Besneth710/
Beisnes710/
Bezneir710/
Bohsner710/
Beichner67522/
Boisnier67501/
Besni67311/
Beachner67308/
Bisne67307/
Beechner67250/
Boschner67201/
Betchner6796/
Wieszner6768/
Weishner6759/
Ueschner6752/
Besna6732/
Bejne6721/
Vesne6716/
Weiszner6714/
Besné6713/
Beasnett677/
Veyshner676/
Wueshner675/
Böschner675/
Wiehsner673/
Beusinne673/
Veisnere673/
Veytsner672/
Weisnger672/
Baschner672/
Weisnner672/
Bezne671/
Veschner671/
Besny671/
Bettcner671/
Weihsner671/
Veishner671/
Bissness671/
Becne670/
Boshnner670/
Bysne670/
Bischner670/
Whissner670/

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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 Bessner
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