Bešir Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bešir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bešir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1631:21,6963,736
Serbia791:90,4427,493
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Beşir (2,295), Besir (282) & Besír (21) are calculated separately.

Bešir (725) may also be a first name.

Bešir Last Name Facts

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

Bešir is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be found in the variant forms: Beşir, Besir or Besír. For other potential spellings of Bešir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bešir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 872,430th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bešir live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 306,386th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 725 people.

This last name is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 21,696. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Bešir is primarily found in: Republika Srpska, where 58 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 42 percent are found. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 25 percent are found and Croatia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beşir932,295/
Besir93282/
Besír8721/
Bezir80472/
Becir80429/
Beçir801/
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/
Beiczer6715/
Bechair6715/
Beiserz678/
Beitser677/
Beschir676/
Bayseir675/
Beshair674/
Beihser672/
Bechhir671/
Beashir671/
Bejcier671/
Behesir671/
Betchir671/
Beusier671/
Beycier671/
Becheir671/
Beissir671/
Beiscer671/
Beisere671/
Beisier671/
Bechird671/
Besiert671/
Bessair670/
Beyssir670/
Besaird670/
Beasire670/
Bechirt670/
Bessior670/
Bisheir670/

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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 Bešir
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