Biscombe Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Biscombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biscombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
England951:586,50635,379
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Saint Lucia351:5,108704
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Panama41:978,06412,245
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Biscombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biscombe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biscombe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 899,940th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 36 percent of Biscombe reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 520,939. In South Africa Biscombe is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 92 percent reside, Gauteng, where 7 percent reside and Free State, where 1 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Biscombe occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Biscombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Biscombe has changed through the years. In The United States it grew 456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Biscombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Biscombe last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Biscombe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.69% more than the national average, earning R 391,356 per year and in United States they earn 34.3% less than the national average, earning $28,351 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bisombe93303/
Biddscombe891/
Wiscombe88787/
Baisombe881/
Bickombe881/
Whiscombe8219/
Bisombi80263/
Bikombe80220/
Besombe80135/
Bizombe801/
Bisambe801/
Besombes752,288/
Wescombe75618/
Bisamber7514/
Becomber751/
Wyscombe751/
Bidjombe751/
Bisconbi751/
Bisambher712/
Beizoumbe711/
Baizoumbe711/
Huizcombe711/
Bekombe672,486/
Bikomba671,082/
Bisambi67237/
Bezombe6749/
Besombi6734/
Besambe6732/
Bikombi6731/
Bikambe6722/
Bizomba674/
Becomba671/

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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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  • 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 Biscombe
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