Beskow Surname

274,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Sweden

Beskow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beskow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7721:277,29810,677
Sweden2791:35,2932,857
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Paraguay271:268,0284,505
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Norway121:428,52437,411
England61:9,286,343223,652
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Besków (8) are calculated separately.

Beskow Last Name Facts

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

Beskow is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Besków. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beskow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 274,999th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,161,151 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Beskow live; 59 percent live in South America and 55 percent live in Luso-South America.

Beskow is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 772 people, or 1 in 277,298. In Brazil Beskow is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 78 percent reside, Paraná, where 9 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 5 percent reside. Barring Brazil this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Beskow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Beskow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Beskow surname rose 6,067 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beskow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Beskow are 6.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Beskow earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.86% more than the national average, earning 432,112 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $43,717 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besków948/
Beeskow92385/
Baeskow92109/
Besckow9241/
Beiskow922/
Beesekow868/
Beaszkow861/
Beskov83571/
Baskow8338/
Bescow8333/
Boskow8313/
Bäskow839/
Beskova77722/
Beshkov77251/
Boeskov77191/
Betskov7785/
Bashkow7727/
Bgeskov7719/
Beskopf7715/
Beskoff773/
Beskovs771/
Besskov771/
Beeskov771/
Boyskow770/
Beshkova71288/
Beysekov71193/
Bøgeskov71171/
Beisekov7169/
Betskoff715/
Baschkow714/
Beyskova711/
Besskova711/
Baskov673,630/
Byskov671,003/
Boskov67241/
Boscow67233/
Viskow6739/
Biscow6732/
Bytschkow6729/
Beyshekov6727/
Vescow6725/
Beškov6711/
Biskov6711/
Bečkov676/
Baskof673/
Bezkov673/
Bascow672/
Beshkovfe672/
Basków671/
Beissekov671/
Bescof671/
Biskof670/

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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 Beskow
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