Ask Surname

74,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway

Ask Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Aske.' Aske, a township in the parish of Easby, near Richmond, North Riding of Yorkshire. This surname is nearly, but not quite, obsolete.

Richard de Ask, 1369: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

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Ask 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
Sweden1,7341:5,679524
Norway1,4111:3,644332
United States8761:413,76635,960
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
India2091:3,670,169102,657
Denmark1801:31,3603,257
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Indonesia1381:958,32770,806
Turkey731:1,066,04747,221
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
England291:1,921,31276,208
France261:2,554,720189,486
Finland181:305,37222,464
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
China111:124,301,9616,553
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

The alternate forms: Aşk (2) are calculated separately.

Ask (1,318) may also be a first name.

Ask Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Aske.' Aske, a township in the parish of Easby, near Richmond, North Riding of Yorkshire. This surname is nearly, but not quite, obsolete.

Richard de Ask, 1369: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

Conan d'Ask, 1391: ibid.

John d'Ask, 1398: ibid.

'Robert Aske (d. 1537), leader of the insurrection called the Pilgrimage of Grace, was of an old Yorkshire family which took its name from Aske, in Richmondshire': v. Dictionary of National Biography.

1602. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Robert Aske: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1678-9. Robert Aske and Mary Bonfoy: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1765. Married —William Barton and Dorothy Ask: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Ash-Tree. [Old Norse ask-r (dat. sing. aski) = Old English æsc]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

Askvoll is a municipality and village in Western Norway (Sogn og Fjordane). Since naming acts were applied relatively late in Norway (1923), many of the most common Norwegian surnames derive from towns, farms, or the landscape.

Askvoll is translated to 'ash woods'.

- Emily Ash
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Ask Demographics

Average Ask Salary in
United States

$44,902 USD

Per year
Rank:
582,649 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00022955
Rank: 37,804 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
104.06%
Sample size: 436 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Ask Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ask (Hindi: अस्क) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Aşk. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ask? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 74,335th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,102,170 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Ask live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 216,497th most widespread first name globally It is held by 1,318 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,734 people, or 1 in 5,679. In Sweden Ask is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 26 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 23 percent live and Stockholm County, where 15 percent live. Barring Sweden this surname is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Ask Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ask has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ask last name rose 701 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ask Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ask last name are 5.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ask earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning 339,824 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.38% less than the national average, earning $40,550 CAD per year.

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
Aşk892/
Ashk861,509/
Aske861,345/
Gask86293/
Ausk86103/
Assk8675/
Askø8640/
Hask8616/
Askh868/
Aisk865/
Ahsk864/
Eask863/
Asık861/
Aszk861/
Askg861/
Aask861/
Askx861/
Asck861/
Aesk861/
Haske752,694/
Aisek75870/
Ashke7535/
Auske7517/
Haskå7514/
Askås7510/
Askøe759/
Gashk759/
Aysek755/
Hatsk755/
Aashk754/
Haisk754/
Askhe753/
Hashk753/
Easke752/
Hausk752/
Haskh752/
Haask752/
Auskx751/
Ahshk751/
Aeskh751/
Hasck751/
Askgs751/
Asskh751/
Aiske751/
Aaske751/
Easck751/
Aaisk751/
Gassk751/
Hasks750/
Esk67880/
Asg67271/
Gaschk67209/
Hauske67156/
Askova67108/
Aschke6791/
Hajsek6771/
Azk6769/
Osk6769/
Asq6746/
Haaske6740/
Hasske6737/
Haiske6733/
Haszke6729/
Asc6712/
Hajske678/
Aisekh676/
Hascke676/
Aiseke675/
Aashkt674/
Hahske672/
Haussk672/
Asx672/
Hatsck672/
Hashke671/
Heasjk671/
Aisske671/
Eascke671/
Easske671/
Gaisck671/
Axk671/
Haisek671/
Ahashk671/
Ashkhs671/
Haskhe671/
Ösk671/
Ahaske671/
Easeke670/
Haisck670/
Hatske670/
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Ask Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ask in the Hindi language
अस्कaska33.33
आस्कaska33.33
एसकेesake16.67
एएसकेe'esake16.67

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