Gaska Surname

279,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Gaska Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'goose'. It was probably borne by a goose herder.

Gaska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:462,91139,479
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Poland891:427,06544,572
France741:897,604104,173
Australia531:509,35338,491
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
England431:1,295,76958,667
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Norway261:197,78022,769
Austria161:532,21549,801
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211

The alternate forms: Gaška (58) are calculated separately.

Gaska (74) may also be a first name.

Gaska Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'goose'. It was probably borne by a goose herder.

- janellegg

Gaska Last Name Facts

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

Gaska (Russian: Гаска) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gaška. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaska? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 279,796th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,277,006 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Gaska reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gaska is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 74 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 783 people, or 1 in 462,911. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent live, Illinois, where 15 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and Poland, where 6 percent live.

Gaska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gaska last name are 6.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gaska earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning 362,395 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $44,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $49,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaška9358/
Gaszka91507/
Gasska9112/
Gashka9110/
Gaskai911/
Gaskay911/
Gaschka83126/
Gaskais830/
Gasca8034,173/
Goska801,070/
Gaske80519/
Gaski80278/
Geska8069/
Gasky8056/
Gazka802/
Gaßka801/
Gasqa801/
Góska801/
Gaskaitė771/
Gajski731,131/
Gaskey73924/
Goszka73571/
Gashki73268/
Goshka73183/
Gasker73113/
Ngaski7393/
Gatski7373/
Gashke7335/
Gaskie7329/
Goskha7329/
Gascay7320/
Ghaske7311/
Gazcka738/
Gojska738/
Gadske737/
Gieska737/
Gójska736/
Gaskit736/
Gaskis734/
Ngaske733/
Gaszke732/
Gauske732/
Gouska732/
Gaszca732/
Gaskes731/
Gascke731/
Gaskez731/
Gascoa731/
Gaskei731/
Gasqay731/
Gasske731/
Gesska731/
Gauski731/
Ghoska731/
Goiska731/
Gaskee730/
Goyska730/
Gashky730/
Gasski730/
Gahsky730/
Gasked730/
Gaschke67108/
Gaskett6778/
Gatskiy6753/
Ngoskai6714/
Gattske673/
Gashsky672/
Gauscki671/
Ng'aske671/
Gotskai671/
Gaskerr671/
Goskaya671/
Gadskii671/
Gatskii671/
Ghasker671/
Gatskey670/
Gascker670/
Ghaskey670/
Gaskitt670/

Gaska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaska in the Russian language
Гаскаgaska-

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