Bessonov Surname

35,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Bessonov Surname User-submission:

Bessonov is a patronymic form of the name Bezson, meaning 'sleepless' or 'dreamless'.

Bessonov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia12,6791:11,3671,569
Ukraine1,0841:41,9956,067
Kazakhstan3771:46,9036,052
Belarus2671:35,5846,154
Kyrgyzstan711:84,12210,765
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Israel461:186,03618,427
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
England41:13,929,515290,718
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397

Bessonov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bessonov is a patronymic form of the name Bezson, meaning 'sleepless' or 'dreamless'.

- mdbessonov

This surname comes from the word bezson, meaning 'sleepless' or 'dreamless'.

- mdbessonov

Bessonov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bessonov (Georgian: ბესსონოვი, Russian: Бессонов) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessonov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,603rd most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 491,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Bessonov live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Bessonov is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 12,679 people, or 1 in 11,367. In Russia it is primarily found in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 7 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Bessonov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bessonov surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bessonov surname are 9.35% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.12% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bessonov earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.18% more than the national average, earning $56,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.98% less than the national average, earning $34,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bessonov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bessonov in the Georgian language
ბესსონოვიbessonovi-
Bessonov in the Russian language
Бессоновbessonov-

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