Gesker Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Gesker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gesker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Gesker Last Name Facts

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

Gesker (Russian: Гескьер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gesker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Gesker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Gesker are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Gesker is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 31 percent are found, New York, where 24 percent are found and Maryland, where 17 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 3 percent are found.

Gesker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gesker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gesker last name rose 181 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gesker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gesker surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Gesker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giesker92152/
Geisker9241/
Goesker920/
Gessker920/
Geesker920/
Getsker920/
Esker911,272/
Giescker860/
Sesker83275/
Hesker83272/
Gosker83168/
Eskier83138/
Gasker83113/
Easker8369/
Yesker8332/
Eysker838/
Escker836/
Gösker834/
Essker834/
Eskere831/
Gisker830/
Eisker830/
Eusker830/
Gescher77234/
Eschker7765/
Ceshker7727/
Eshkeir7726/
Eijsker7725/
Heskier7714/
Siesker775/
Ghasker771/
Euskher771/
Eskerød771/
Gaskerr771/
Gascker770/
Heskert770/
Giseker770/
Eiseker770/
Gaskier770/
Isker73470/
Ysker73129/
Eskir7334/
Ezker7321/
Esqer735/
Eskerova71152/
Ghiskier7174/
Yeskeire713/
Goeskjær711/
Edschker710/
Heiskerr710/
Gisecker710/
Esquer6713,503/
Escher679,065/
Ghesquier67695/
Seskir67523/
Hisker67107/
Göşker6772/
Eskjær6737/
Gaisecker6726/
Edskär6714/
Eškert6711/
Sisker678/
Gesqueire676/
Ghesquere674/
Iskier673/
Echker672/
Eskair672/
Iskeur672/
Sezker672/
Uisker671/
Yeskerova671/
Häsker671/
Gasqer671/
Eiskjr671/
Ezkerr671/
Esskir670/
Gaskir670/
Yosker670/

Gesker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gesker in the Russian language
Гескьерgesker-

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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
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  • 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 Gesker
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