Gidske Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gidske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gidske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway481:107,13114,344
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gidske (30) may also be a first name.

Gidske Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gidske occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gidske? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Gidske occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gidske reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia. Gidske is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 30 people.

Gidske is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 107,131. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 69 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 31 percent are found. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Gidske Last Name Statistics demography

Gidske earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning 298,659 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gidtske922/
Idskes8329/
Gidska832/
Hidskes7782/
Gitskey770/
Edske7357/
Gicke730/
Gedcke6772/
Zitske6766/
Edskes6753/
Sidsky6743/
Gitzke6734/
Getske6728/
Gädcke678/
Goicke678/
Gutske677/
Zicske674/
Gitski673/
Gitsky673/
Iodski671/
Gickey671/
Giecke670/
Gickee670/

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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 Gidske
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