Besut Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Besut Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Besut (32) may also be a first name.
Besut Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Besut Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Besut is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Besut.
How Common Is The Last Name Besut? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,274,477th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Besut live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 32 people.
The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,017,042. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Terengganu, where 86 percent are found, Selangor, where 10 percent are found and Penang, where 3 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Singapore, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Besut
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