Bessong Surname
Approximately 3,657 people bear this surname
Bessong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,425 | 1:8,565 | 1,115 |
| Nigeria | 1,175 | 1:150,760 | 9,563 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Bessong (278) may also be a first name.
Bessong Demographics
Average Bessong Salary in
United States
$43,607 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bessong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bessong is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessong? popularity and diffusion
Bessong is the 124,635th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,992,766 people. The surname Bessong is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bessong reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bessong is also the 532,586th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 278 people.
The last name Bessong is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,425 people, or 1 in 8,565. In Cameroon Bessong is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 47 percent live, Southwest Region, where 27 percent live and Littoral Region, where 20 percent live. Beside Cameroon Bessong is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Bessong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bessong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bessong last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bessong Last Name Statistics demography
Bessong earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bessong
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