Besum Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Besum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Besum (12) may also be a first name.
Besum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Besum (Marathi: बेसुम, Oriya: େବସୁମ) is found most in India. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Besum.
How Common Is The Last Name Besum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,293,424th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Besum are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Besum is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 16,320,540. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 81 percent live, Odisha, where 6 percent live and West Bengal, where 6 percent live. Aside from India this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Besum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Besum in the Marathi language | ||
| बेसुम | besuma | - |
| Besum in the Oriya language | ||
| େବସୁମ | ebasuma | 75 |
| େବସୁମ୍ | ebasum | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Besum
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