Desk Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Desk Surname Definition:

DESK: Probably local, compare Deskie and Deskford. Agnes Desk in Kilraine in Ross-shire was charged with witchcraft, 1699 (Black, Witchcraft in Scotland, 1510—1727, p. 81).

Desk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland141:392,62226,475
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Desk (28) may also be a first name.

Desk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DESK: Probably local, compare Deskie and Deskford. Agnes Desk in Kilraine in Ross-shire was charged with witchcraft, 1699 (Black, Witchcraft in Scotland, 1510—1727, p. 81).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Desk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desk (Russian: Деск) is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Desk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Desk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Desk reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Scandinavia. Desk is also the 1,994,417th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name is most frequent in Finland, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 392,622. In Finland Desk is mostly concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 71 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 29 percent are found. Other than Finland it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Israel, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deske89175/
Deszk8995/
Deshk8913/
Daesk894/
Diesk892/
Dejsk891/
Desks891/
Deschk80122/
Deszke80114/
Deisek801/
Deshke801/
Deshkh801/
Deskhz801/
Desc75105/
Dask7586/
Desq7521/
Dosk7519/
Disk7515/
Desg757/
Djsk751/
Deskova73143/
Deschke733/
Desková732/
Deyshek731/
Dashk67179/
Deshkova67171/
Diske67103/
Dýšek6717/
Dysek676/
Dycek676/
Doszk675/
Disck673/
Díšek673/
Detschke672/
Deasc672/
Doshk672/
Ddesc671/
Daysk671/
Dishk671/
Deysx671/
Diesc671/
Daask671/
Daskh671/
Daskk671/
Duisk671/
Djjsk671/
Dyske670/

Desk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desk in the Russian language
Дескdesk-

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