Eskimo Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Eskimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Eskimo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Eskimo (80) may also be a first name.

Eskimo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eskimo (Russian: Эскимо) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eskimo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Eskimo live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 48 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Eskimo is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 80 people.

Eskimo is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 73 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 18 percent reside and West Sepik, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Eskimo exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Italy, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iskimo831/
Ezkimo831/
Askuimo771/
Esquimo771/
Eskuma677/
Iskima672/
Escumo671/
Eskimeaux671/
Giskemo6244/
Hiskima623/
Esquima621/
Escaimma572/
Haskimah571/
Esquimas571/
Hiskimma571/
Ezkheima571/
Ezkhaima571/
Esquimaux5313/
Askuma501/
Escuma501/
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Eskimo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eskimo in the Russian language
Эскимоeskimo-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Eskimo
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