Besson Surname
Approximately 40,033 people bear this surname
Besson Surname User-submission:
The surname Besson is based on the Provençal Word for 'twin'. In Provence you can visit the Lake Besson (in fact, two twin lakes).
Besson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 33,021 | 1:2,012 | 128 |
| Switzerland | 2,179 | 1:3,769 | 526 |
| United States | 1,324 | 1:273,761 | 25,637 |
| Brazil | 567 | 1:377,556 | 14,421 |
| Canada | 316 | 1:116,600 | 12,375 |
| Argentina | 288 | 1:148,415 | 12,548 |
| Haiti | 206 | 1:51,864 | 3,098 |
| Belgium | 182 | 1:63,168 | 10,157 |
| Venezuela | 175 | 1:172,595 | 5,033 |
| Ivory Coast | 160 | 1:144,195 | 6,801 |
| Uruguay | 138 | 1:24,868 | 2,900 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Italy | 120 | 1:509,639 | 51,223 |
| Russia | 109 | 1:1,322,230 | 94,006 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 93 | 1:14,666 | 1,875 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Germany | 78 | 1:1,032,121 | 70,345 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| French Polynesia | 61 | 1:4,603 | 1,039 |
| New Caledonia | 57 | 1:4,846 | 930 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 83 | 1:293,679 | 20,037 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 223 | 1:225,196 | 19,055 |
The alternate forms: Bessón (2) are calculated separately.
Besson (183) may also be a first name.
Besson Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Besson is based on the Provençal Word for 'twin'. In Provence you can visit the Lake Besson (in fact, two twin lakes).
- ubessonBesson Demographics
Average Male Besson Height
175.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Besson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besson (Arabic: بسون, Russian: Бессон) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Bessón. Click here for other potential spellings of Besson.
How Common Is The Last Name Besson? popularity and diffusion
Besson is the 13,937th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 182,038 people. The last name Besson is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Besson reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Besson is also the 673,127th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 183 people.
The last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 33,021 people, or 1 in 2,012. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 39 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent are found. Other than France Besson occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Besson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Besson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Besson surname grew 594 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Besson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Besson surname are 16.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.61% registered with the party.
The amount Besson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 414.17% more than the national average, earning €154,404 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning R 205,152 per year; in United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $43,834 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Besson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besson in the Russian language | ||
| Бессон | besson | - |
| Besson in the Arabic language | ||
| بسون | bswn | - |
| بيسون | byswn | - |
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