Gesk Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gesk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gesk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1241:649,23850,829
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gesk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gesk is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gesk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gesk? popularity and diffusion

Gesk is the 1,328,442nd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Gesk are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 649,238. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Gesk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gesk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gesk surname grew 680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gesk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gesk surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Gesk earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.72% more than the national average, earning $55,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geske894,738/
Gesck8910/
Geisk892/
Gessk891/
Geshk891/
Xgesk891/
Esk86880/
Gieske801,542/
Geszke8038/
Getske8028/
Geshke8018/
Gescke8015/
Geeske804/
Gesske801/
Geschk801/
Geskke801/
Gueske800/
Gehske800/
Gheske800/
Ggeske800/
Gosk752,158/
Eske751,937/
Gask75293/
Hesk75107/
Zesk7559/
Eskh7557/
Sesk7546/
Jesk7537/
Yesk7526/
Gisk7515/
Eshk7513/
Esks753/
Eask753/
Eusk753/
Iesk753/
Cesk753/
Eskp752/
Eisk751/
Esck751/
Esqk751/
Esjk751/
Eskq751/
Eysk751/
Gexk751/
Gesg751/
Geschke732,029/
Giescke734/
Giesske734/
Gieszck731/
Geskova731/
Jeske6716,410/
Giske671,334/
Heske671,234/
Yeske671,105/
Eshke67588/
Zeske67106/
Geshkova6754/
Göske6750/
Ziesk6744/
Gieschke6733/
Ieske6720/
Eszke6712/
Gashk679/
Ghosk677/
Eskås676/
Zeisk676/
Eiske674/
Gisek674/
Seskh674/
Hesck673/
Sesck672/
Easke672/
Jesck672/
Escke672/
Giesc671/
Jeskz671/
Heusk671/
Eusck671/
Eshkh671/
Guisk671/
Geisc671/
Gassk671/
Ghask671/
Goesc671/
Seshk671/
Siesk671/
Jeskė671/
Gicek671/
Eissk671/
Easck671/
Seskc671/
Esshk671/
Eskcc671/
Eshzk671/
Seisk670/
Hessk670/
Eisek670/
Giesg670/
Kgeschke670/
Gossk670/
Jessk670/
Heisk670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gesk
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