Beşir Surname

184,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Beşir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beşir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,2201:35,0553,711
Northern Cyprus691:4,623880
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Bešir (310), Besir (282) & Besír (21) are calculated separately.

Beşir (11,928) may also be a first name.

Beşir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beşir (Georgian: ბესირ, Hindi: बेसीर) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Bešir, Besir or Besír. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beşir? popularity and diffusion

Beşir is the 184,776th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,175,401 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Beşir are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Beşir is also the 54,421st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 11,928 people.

This surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,220 people, or 1 in 35,055. In Turkey Beşir is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 29 percent are found, Trabzon Province, where 10 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 10 percent are found. Other than Turkey this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent are found and Romania, where 0 percent are found.

Beşir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Beşir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Beşir surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bešir93310/
Besir93282/
Besír8721/
Beşer803,882/
Bezir80472/
Becir80429/
Beçir801/
Beşirova772/
Beshir7350,428/
Bechir7341,200/
Beiser732,056/
Besier731,004/
Beißer73469/
Beysir73359/
Beizer73335/
Bessir73265/
Besire73104/
Beixer7316/
Behsir7313/
Becier734/
Becire733/
Bezzir732/
Bezair732/
Besair731/
Besihr731/
Beicer731/
Bexhir731/
Bescir731/
Besoir730/
Beshire671,482/
Bessire671,268/
Beshier67876/
Beisser67789/
Beisert67587/
Besheir67582/
Beishir67225/
Beicher67159/
Beißert67153/
Bessier6799/
Beisher6743/
Beiszer6739/
Bessoir6726/
Beichir6720/
Beïchir6718/
Bechire6718/
Bechair6715/
Beiczer6715/
Beiserz678/
Beitser677/
Beschir676/
Bayseir675/
Beshair674/
Beihser672/
Beashir671/
Beiscer671/
Beisere671/
Beisier671/
Besiert671/
Bejcier671/
Behesir671/
Betchir671/
Beusier671/
Beycier671/
Becheir671/
Beissir671/
Bechhir671/
Bechird671/
Bisheir670/
Bessior670/
Bechirt670/
Beasire670/
Besaird670/
Beyssir670/
Bessair670/

Beşir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beşir in the Georgian language
ბესირbesir-
Beşir in the Hindi language
बेसीरbesira-

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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 Beşir
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