Besteliu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Besteliu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besteliu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Beşteliu (1) are calculated separately.

Besteliu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besteliu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Beşteliu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besteliu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Besteliu are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,015,574. In Romania Besteliu is mostly found in: Constanța County, where 80 percent live and Dolj County, where 20 percent live. Other than Romania Besteliu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 14 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beşteliu961/
Besteleu881/
Bosteliu881/
Betelu86499/
Westelius82122/
Beteluz808/
Bethelu806/
Bestolu803/
Betelau801/
Betelaud7568/
Bitelius755/
Bestholu753/
Beşteleu751/
Bitelu7135/
Betelú711/
Vetelu711/
Bitelou671/
Mpetelu671/
Bettylu671/
Bettylou633/
Bastilou631/
Bastalou631/
Bettilou631/
Bastholu631/
Wisteylou591/
Behtioğlu591/
Biteleuova5612/
Boitteloup561/
Bittilu531/

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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 Besteliu
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