Beswe Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Beswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon791:262,90025,427
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971

Beswe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beswe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Beswe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beswe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Beswe is the 1,718,748th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Beswe reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 262,900. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 71 percent are found, North Region, where 24 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beswie911/
Besw891/
Baswe80353/
Beswa80117/
Boswe80109/
Biswe8041/
Beesw807/
Besue805/
Besve803/
Besbe801/
Beshw801/
Baiswe7321/
Beeswy7319/
Besway7316/
Bheswa7311/
Boiswe736/
Bieswa734/
Beshue734/
Biswei734/
Beeshw733/
Beshwa732/
Bashwe732/
Betsue731/
Bessue731/
Bejsew731/
Biswea731/
Biesue731/
Beeswa731/
Boswea730/
Besbee730/
Bisw67385/
Betsuie6742/
Bisweas6728/
Bessoue6713/
Beeshwa678/
Baiswea674/
Beswich672/
Bessuet671/
Biehsue671/
Baysweh671/
Bessway671/
Bieshwa671/
Baisewe671/
Beisbee670/

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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 Beswe
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