Bessom Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bessom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Bessom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bessom (Russian: Бессом) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessom? popularity and diffusion

Bessom is the 1,210,518th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Bessom are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bessom is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 2,237,401. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 20 percent live, Massachusetts, where 17 percent live and New Mexico, where 17 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and Puerto Rico, where 2 percent live.

Bessom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bessom has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bessom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bessom last name are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.78% being registered with the party.

Bessom earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.47% more than the national average, earning $52,415 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bessoum92226/
Bessome922/
Besom9135/
Beassoum861,835/
Beissoum862/
Bessoume861/
Boessoum861/
Besson8340,033/
Bessam832,474/
Bessem83993/
Bossom83914/
Bassom83769/
Beasom83468/
Betsom8326/
Bissom8319/
Beesom838/
Bessão834/
Bessum832/
Boesom831/
Besome831/
Besoum831/
Bessone776,853/
Bessong773,657/
Beassem77485/
Beysson77279/
Biesson77125/
Beisson7778/
Bessond7727/
Bessame7721/
Bession7711/
Beusson7711/
Bessoon777/
Beïssem774/
Bissoum774/
Beesson772/
Bessonn772/
Biessum772/
Biossom771/
Bissoom771/
Beshson771/
Bissome771/
Beasson771/
Bessont770/
Beson73957/
Basom73674/
Bosom73484/
Bisom73251/
Besem73153/
Besam73125/
Besum7369/
Bysom7317/
Vesom736/
Wesom735/
Bessonne7153/
Beessoon7132/
Besszong7110/
Besssong716/
Baissoum713/
Bissoume712/
Basssoum711/
Bessamme711/
Weissoum711/
Bessoung711/
Baassoum711/
Ouessoum711/
Boessham710/
Bisson6725,817/
Bassam6720,599/
Bessonova6717,010/
Beeson6713,285/
Besong678,876/
Beason677,357/
Bessan677,151/
Wessam673,223/
Betson671,247/
Bedson671,234/
Betsem67553/
Bessen67482/
Bexson67468/
Beesam67332/
Bissam67147/
Beysum67146/
Besham67141/
Bissem67106/
Vesson6795/
Besoin6789/
Beison6753/
Behson6747/
Besone6736/
Besoon6735/
Beszon6728/
Boshom6723/
Vessam6721/
Bozsom6716/
Beshon6715/
Besame6714/
Basoom6712/
Bossam6711/
Weysom679/
Bezson679/
Besgum679/
Biesum679/
Wetsom679/
Weesom679/
Baisom678/
Bessenova677/
Bieson676/
Besoun676/
Basiom676/
Besgam674/
Bisome674/
Beshum673/
Bissum673/
Behsam673/
Bessonowa673/
Beyson672/
Bechom672/
Vessum672/
Bessón672/
Beuson671/
Beesum671/
Bashom671/
Wissom671/
Whesom671/
Besonn671/
Bisomg671/
Beisem671/
Bessonová671/
Besume671/
Besion671/
Besyon671/
Besond671/
Besoñe671/
Bessanova671/
Besaam671/
Bezoum671/
Betsam671/
Vissom671/
Boysom670/
Bosoom670/
Beasam670/
Beasem670/
Baasom670/
Besont670/

Bessom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bessom in the Russian language
Бессомbessom-

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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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  • 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 Bessom
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