Biskey Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Biskey Surname User-submission:

Biskey is from the Polish word, biskup, which means 'bishop' and -skey is an alternate form of -ski, which means 'of' or 'from'. Biskey = 'of the Bishop'.

Biskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India51:153,413,076951,030
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Biskey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Biskey is from the Polish word, biskup, which means 'bishop' and -skey is an alternate form of -ski, which means 'of' or 'from'. Biskey = 'of the Bishop'.

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Biskey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biskey (Oriya: ବୀେ) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biskey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 978,274th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Biskey live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Biskey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States Biskey is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 31 percent live, Washington, where 11 percent live and Oregon, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Biskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Biskey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,892 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Biskey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Biskey surname are 27.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Biskey earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 1.29% less than the national average, earning $42,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.41% more than the national average, earning $87,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bitskey9238/
Bisskey923/
Biske91209/
Bisky9166/
Bieske83408/
Beiske83143/
Beskey83114/
Biskie83109/
Bitsky8369/
Bissky8355/
Biskay8348/
Boisky8325/
Biesky8325/
Biskys8321/
Biskei8320/
Beisky839/
Bishke838/
Bioske837/
Baisky831/
Biszke831/
Biskoy831/
Baiske831/
Biskes830/
Bieszke771,030/
Bischke77362/
Bitskiy7754/
Bisquey7718/
Bieskie7715/
Boyskey7713/
Besskey779/
Biskiya778/
Bichkey778/
Beishke777/
Bitskay775/
Bishkeh774/
Boiskyi774/
Beiskyi774/
Biescke773/
Beiszke773/
Beaskey772/
Biskaya771/
Beiskie771/
Bieshke771/
Bitskoy771/
Bittsky771/
Boisker771/
Bitscke771/
Bitskei771/
Biskieh771/
Biskoye771/
Bishker771/
Baisket770/
Biskeep770/
Beske731,147/
Biska73358/
Biski73151/
Besky7350/
Byske736/
Bysky732/
Bizky731/
Bäske731/
Bieschke711,150/
Bitskaya7170/
Beysekey7119/
Beischke715/
Beisekei712/
Bieszkie712/
Bisskett711/
Bistchke711/
Beischey711/
Beisekyi711/
Baisseke711/
Bitschke710/
Biscoe671,699/
Biscay671,383/
Biscue67452/
Bieski67208/
Bieska67107/
Bisque67105/
Bheske67100/
Biskou6798/
Biçkes6775/
Bische6772/
Bishka6750/
Besket6740/
Bioski6737/
Boiski6736/
Beskay6733/
Buysky6731/
Biskai6731/
Beshke6730/
Buyske6727/
Bidski6721/
Beeske6719/
Beskie6717/
Beskes6717/
Byskyi6717/
Beskyi6716/
Boysky6711/
Baysky6710/
Biskap677/
Byskys677/
Bichke676/
Byseke676/
Byshke675/
Bescky674/
Bysker674/
Biskha673/
Baiski673/
Beasky673/
Bičkay673/
Beskyt673/
Biskad672/
Bisski672/
Byszke672/
Bisska672/
Beiski672/
Beesky671/
Bishce671/
Bittskaya671/
Boiska671/
Voisky671/
Beszke671/
Biszka671/
Bitski671/
Bidska671/
Biskip671/
Buiski671/
Biscoy670/
Vissky670/
Beskea670/

Biskey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Biskey in the Oriya language
ବୀେbie-

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