de Bessa Surname

119,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

de Bessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Bessa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3,6921:57,9832,182
France921:721,98690,334
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

de Bessa Last Name Facts

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

de Bessa is found most in Brazil. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of de Bessa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Bessa? popularity and diffusion

The last name de Bessa is the 119,893rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,902,754 people. The last name de Bessa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of de Bessa reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 3,692 people, or 1 in 57,983. In Brazil de Bessa is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 32 percent live, Goiás, where 20 percent live and São Paulo, where 15 percent live. Excluding Brazil it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

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de Beyssat891/
de Bassa8831/
de Besse886/
de Besso886/
da Bessa883/
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di Besa801/
de Bosa800/
de Boissat781/
de Bessett780/
de Basso7552/
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de Besche7152/
de Boissy7119/
de Boisse7114/
de Beyser7112/
de Biseau713/
de Buissy711/
de Bisset711/
de Buysser67156/
de Veza67123/
de Boisset6723/
de Visa6721/
de Boso6711/
de Bise6710/
de Bisshop672/
da Bosa671/
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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
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  • 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 de Bessa
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