Besvold Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Besvold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besvold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Norway71:734,61250,907

Besvold Last Name Facts

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

Besvold occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Besvold.

How Common Is The Last Name Besvold? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Besvold reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Besvold is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 53 percent live, Minnesota, where 21 percent live and Wisconsin, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 17 percent live.

Besvold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Besvold surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Besvold earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.38% less than the national average, earning 223,633 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $43,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bevold921/
Bosvold861/
Beavold860/
Bevol835/
Boesveld80711/
Byvold7733/
Beivol776/
Bebold773/
Beevol771/
Bevald771/
Bevoll771/
Boesveldt7541/
Bosveld711,486/
Bezvald7120/
Beswald718/
Beesval716/
Bevalds715/
Boswold711/
Biewold711/
Weswold710/
Beiwold710/
Bivol678,779/
Byvol67146/
Beval6769/
Boeswald6727/
Bebol6711/
Betsvall675/
Bosveldt672/
Bevoulle671/
Bechbold670/

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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 Besvold
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