Besker Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Besker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria391:218,34426,757
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Bešker (922) are calculated separately.

Besker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besker (Russian: Бескер) is found most frequently in Austria. It may appear as: Bešker. For other possible spellings of Besker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,755,741st most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname Besker is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Besker are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Austria, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 218,344. In Austria Besker is most frequent in: Salzburg, where 54 percent live and Styria, where 46 percent live. Excluding Austria it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 16 percent live and Sweden, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bešker94922/
Beskier92176/
Beisker9297/
Beusker9289/
Boesker9246/
Betsker9228/
Beskeur921/
Bhesker921/
Beskert920/
Baesker920/
Beiseker8628/
Biescker8611/
Beaskeur861/
Beaseker860/
Basker831,367/
Bosker831,132/
Bisker83679/
Bösker8342/
Beçker8311/
Bečker837/
Bysker834/
Beskir831/
Beskyr831/
Bexker830/
Beisecker80136/
Beasecker80114/
Beesecker8057/
Beysecker8054/
Beskerova802/
Beiskeire800/
Bhasker773,558/
Bescher77533/
Buisker77235/
Bechker7756/
Baskier7752/
Biskier7722/
Bashker7713/
Besquer777/
Bhosker773/
Bassker772/
Bahsker771/
Biskert771/
Bishker771/
Baasker771/
Boisker771/
Bascker770/
Boskear770/
Beischer71375/
Boschker71300/
Bayşeker71155/
Beiskjær7150/
Bhashker7135/
Baszkier7130/
Bashkier7130/
Betchker7115/
Bashkher715/
Bechkert715/
Bhascker714/
Bysecker714/
Bhaskeer713/
Beizkert711/
Bejskjær711/
Besquier711/
Bescherr711/
Basskher711/
Bahasker711/
Beishcer711/
Beshcher710/
Beescher710/
Baskir67168/
Baschkier6713/
Boskär675/
Boskir675/
Baskyr673/
Bozker673/
Bazker673/
Vysker672/
Basqer671/

Besker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Besker in the Russian language
Бескерbesker-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Besker
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