Beskas Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Greece

Beskas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beskas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Beskas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beskas (Russian: Бьескас) has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beskas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Beskas is the 5,391,485th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Beskas is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Beskas are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada Beskas is most numerous in: Alberta, where 100 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and Greece, where 15 percent live.

Beskas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beskas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beskas last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biskas83225/
Beskos83173/
Baskas8360/
Bescas8311/
Veskas836/
Boskas833/
Biescas771,035/
Boskaas7711/
Baskash772/
Bhescas771/
Biskash771/
Bescais770/
Boshkash71337/
Veiskais714/
Bashkash713/
Baskhash712/
Bashkaus711/
Bahskash711/
Bescos671,875/
Boskos67601/
Biskos67120/
Veskos6764/
Bescós6749/
Boscas6747/
Biscas6733/
Beskosova6720/
Vescas673/
Baskos672/
Bozkas671/
Bezcas671/
Bescòs671/

Beskas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beskas in the Russian language
Бьескасbeskas-

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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 Beskas
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