Bessy Surname
Approximately 2,470 people bear this surname
Bessy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,385 | 1:95,487 | 9,929 |
| France | 719 | 1:92,382 | 13,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 99 | 1:233,043 | 9,491 |
| Cameroon | 81 | 1:256,408 | 24,973 |
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 152 | 1:330,386 | 25,648 |
Bessy (29,954) may also be a first name.
Bessy Demographics
Bessy Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bessy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bessy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bessy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺴﻲ, Hindi: बेस्सी, Marathi: बेसी) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bessy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 173,871st most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,950,423 people. Bessy is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Bessy are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 27,923rd most frequently held given name globally, borne by 29,954 people.
It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 95,487. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 24 percent live, Yogyakarta, where 20 percent live and North Maluku, where 15 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in France, where 29 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.
Bessy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bessy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bessy last name contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bessy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bessy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bessy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺴﻲ | bsy | - |
| Bessy in the Marathi language | ||
| बेसी | besi | - |
| Bessy in the Hindi language | ||
| बेस्सी | bes'si | 50 |
| बेसी | besi | 50 |
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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 Bessy
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