Waskow Surname

291,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Waskow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waskow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5901:614,33749,789
Germany3611:223,00724,973
Brazil3191:671,07924,765
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Wasków (1) & Waśków (1) are calculated separately.

Waskow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waskow is found most in The United States. It can also appear as: Wasków or Waśków. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waskow? popularity and diffusion

Waskow is the 291,785th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,558,769 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Waskow live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 590 people, or 1 in 614,337. In The United States Waskow is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Iowa, where 14 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Brazil, where 24 percent reside.

Waskow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waskow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waskow last name grew 3,471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waskow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Waskow are 22.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waskow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.23% less than the national average, earning R 125,412 per year; in United States they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $48,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $54,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasków941/
Wasckow9229/
Washkow9218/
Wadskow920/
Wakow9110/
Waśków891/
Waszkows861/
Woskow8361/
Wascow8361/
Baskow8338/
Wakowa835/
Waskov832/
Weskow831/
Wackow831/
Wakouw831/
Waskof831/
Waakow831/
Waskaw830/
Wodskow7745/
Bashkow7727/
Wosskow7721/
Waczkow7714/
Waskova771/
Wadskov771/
Waków7311/
Wacow735/
Wakof731/
Wakaw731/
Wajskopf7138/
Waiskopf7110/
Woodskow714/
Baschkow714/
Beaszkow711/
Wayskopf711/
Waeskopf710/
Wauskopf710/
Vaskov675,031/
Waskab6740/
Wakoff6732/
Bajkow6726/
Woskob6718/
Vaskof6718/
Wojkow6716/
Baikow6715/
Boskow6713/
Woskov6711/
Bäskow679/
Baykow676/
Baskof673/
Waaqow672/
Backow672/
Waakov671/
Baukow671/
Wescow671/
Uaskov671/
Wakhaw671/
Weikow671/
Watków671/
Waqasw671/
Wakoub671/
Bakoiw671/
Basków671/
Watkov670/

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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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  • 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 Waskow
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