Family name Бесс (Bess 
, Бесс 
, Bessus 
) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Бесс is characteristic of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where it is quite a common surname, Bahamas, where it is quite a rare surname, and Luxembourg. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Algeria, and Cameroon. Likewise, Бесс is the forename as well as the last name.