Beckster Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Beckster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beckster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Béckster (1) are calculated separately.

Beckster (16) may also be a first name.

Beckster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beckster is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Béckster. Click here for further possible spellings of Beckster.

How Common Is The Last Name Beckster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Beckster occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Beckster are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Beckster is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent given name globally, held by 16 people.

Beckster is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Beckster is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 50 percent are found, California, where 25 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found. Aside from The United States Beckster occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Beckster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Beckster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beckster last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Béckster961/
Bekster9314/
Backster8844/
Bickster880/
Bokster8039/
Bakster8038/
Bexster807/
Vekster801/
Begster801/
Bikster800/
Backsæther7822/
Baksæter754/
Bexter71141/
Bakksæter714/
Beykestre711/
Bagster67156/
Baxster6722/
Vikster6713/
Boxster679/
Bogster672/
Bigster671/
Beaxter671/
Baxter57133,494/
Boxter57164/
Bixter5751/
Vexter576/
Bäxter571/
Boxther537/
Baxterr534/
Baxtter531/
Baxther531/
Baxteer530/

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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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  • 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 Beckster
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