Giske Surname
Approximately 1,334 people bear this surname
Giske Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 860 | 1:5,979 | 599 |
| United States | 163 | 1:2,223,674 | 139,425 |
| Germany | 124 | 1:649,238 | 50,829 |
| Russia | 116 | 1:1,242,440 | 90,032 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Giske (108) may also be a first name.
Giske Demographics
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Giske Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giske Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giske (Russian: Гиске) is found most frequently in Norway. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Giske click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giske? popularity and diffusion
The last name Giske is the 287,725th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,462,928 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Giske reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in Scandinavia. Giske is also the 904,892nd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 108 people.
The surname Giske is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 860 people, or 1 in 5,979. In Norway Giske is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 75 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent live and Central Norway, where 3 percent live. Beside Norway this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.
Giske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Giske has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Giske Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Giske last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Giske surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.48% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Giske earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning 377,655 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.28% more than the national average, earning $50,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $53,670 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giske Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giske in the Russian language | ||
| Гиске | giske | - |
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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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- 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 Giske
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