Biskay Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Biskay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 41 | 1:2,469,225 | 130,198 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Biskay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biskay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biskay (Russian: Бискай) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biskay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Biskay are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 2,469,225. In The Philippines Biskay is mostly found in: Mimaropa, where 100 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Biskay occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biskay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biskay in the Russian language | ||
| Бискай | biskaj | - |
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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 Biskay
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