Bessa is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bessa
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Bessa

How popular is Bessa?

Bessa is common in Brazil.

Bessa is ranked 7449 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bessas grew by 20.47619 per cent to 253 since 2000 and ranked 76029 after elevating 7272 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.98 74.29
Black 5.93 0
Hispanic or Latino 4.35 10.95
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.77 2.38
Others 1.98 10.95
Bessa is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Portugal is ahead in terms of density. Around 72596 people have been found who wears Bessa as their family name. Bessa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,340 Iceland6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
381,097 Ukraine4
2,110 Mozambique4
8,993 Tunisia3
9,500 Ghana3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
24,766 Scotland2
34,681 Norway2
1,421 Gabon2
6,266 Luxembourg2
883 Macau2
40,256 Mexico2
11,923 Slovenia1
8,181 Botswana1
13,606 Senegal1
49,101 Denmark1
10,683 Cyprus1
24,771 Colombia1
7,314 Bolivia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
7,191 Afghanistan1
31,584 Peru1
38,063 Mauritania1
8,371 Syria1
5,872 Namibia1
53,505 Turkey1
12,270 Lebanon1
17,575 Kuwait1
28,365 Kenya1
29,046 Japan1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
6,149 Ethiopia1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
255,161 India47
33,012 Belgium45
82,145 Canada34
57,220 Netherlands27
42,407 Sweden22
14,048 Ireland16
100,009 Australia15
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,444 Argentina90
72,056 Italy78
122,493 Indonesia62
Countries with hundreds of Bessa:
3,550 Cameroon991
9,477 France955
10,900 Morocco470
56,754 United States455
7,646 Greece246
14,527 Spain232
25,955 South Africa219
50,182 Germany202
25,241 Tanzania158
9,538 Venezuela151
34,900 England124
10,773 Switzerland108
Countries with thousands of Bessa:
219 Portugal7,157
419 Angola5,602
1,472 Algeria4,195
6,094 Egypt1,021
Countries with ten thousands of Bessa:
421 Brazil49,797
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

A. Bessa hailed from Italy. 4 years old embarked for New York from Havre on La Bourgogne and arrived on January 19, 1891. Antonio Bessa, aged 23, B. Bessa (6), Benedetta Bessa, aged 32, C. Bessa (27), Farmer Carol. Bessa, Maria-Teresa Bessa, aged 10, N. Bessa (25) Farmer, 21 years old Raffaele Bessa, are other Bessa that migrated to US from Havre, Marseilles & Naples and Genoa.

Bessa Namesakes

  • Adriano Bessa, Soccer player
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís, Writer
  • Aimee Bessada, Actress
  • Aimee Bessada, Actress
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís, Writer
  • Mohammed Arav Bessaoud, Writer
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís, Writer
  • Joseph Bessala, Boxer
  • Benjamim Valadão Bessa, Ana Paula Valadão's son
  • Mohammed Arav Bessaoud, Writer

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