Miskus Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Miskus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miskus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Miškus (11) are calculated separately.

Miskus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miskus (Russian: Мискус) is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Miškus. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miskus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Miskus live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Miskus is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 25 percent live, Illinois, where 16 percent live and Michigan, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Miskus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Miskus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Miskus surname rose 1,825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Miskus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Miskus last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Miskus earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 65.26% more than the national average, earning $82,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miškus9411/
Misskus921/
Mittskus8621/
Mischkus865/
Mitskous863/
Muskus831,152/
Meskus83214/
Miskos83173/
Miskuz831/
Miskusova802/
Mytskus7735/
Metskus773/
Musckus771/
Michkus771/
Muskuis771/
Meskaus771/
Miskoss770/
Mitchkus710/
Meskos6797/
Miškusová6736/
Mescus6736/
Muskuz6722/
Mixcus6713/
Meškus671/
Meschkuz5710/
Maiscoss571/
Mescos501/
Myskoz501/

Miskus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miskus in the Russian language
Мискусmiskus-

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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 Miskus
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