174.22 ^cm

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

The last name Ask (Hindi: अस्क) is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Aşk. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ask? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ask is the 74,335^th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,102,170 people. The last name 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 216,497^th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,318 people.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,734 people, or 1 in 5,679. In Sweden Ask is most frequent in: Skåne County, where 26 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 23 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this last name is found in 75 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Ask Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ask has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ask surname expanded 701 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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 Republicans than The US average, with 52.6% registered with 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.