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) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,210,518th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Bessom is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Bessom reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bessom is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 2,237,401. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 20 percent live, Massachusetts, where 17 percent live and New Mexico, where 17 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bessom surname grew 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bessom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bessom last name are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.78% being registered to vote for the political 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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