Hesk Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hesk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hesk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:742,90741,196
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Hesk Last Name Facts

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

Hesk is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hesk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Hesk reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 742,907. In England Hesk is most numerous in: Gloucestershire, where 21 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 21 percent are found and Hampshire, where 11 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Hesk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hesk has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hesk last name rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hesk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hesk earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.44% less than the national average, earning $36,547 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heske891,234/
Chesk8923/
Hesck893/
Hoesk891/
Heusk891/
Khesk891/
Hessk890/
Heisk890/
Esk86880/
Hejsek80281/
Cheske80121/
Hesske80116/
Heiske8086/
Heysek8061/
Cheshk8041/
Heysck8029/
Heszke805/
Cheask804/
Hescke802/
Heshke801/
Heskth801/
Heasjk801/
Heesek801/
Heisek801/
Hesktt801/
Hetsck800/
Chesks800/
Eske751,937/
Gesk75169/
Eskh7557/
Hosk7516/
Hask7516/
Hisk7513/
Eshk7513/
Ahsk754/
Esks753/
Eask753/
Eusk753/
Iesk753/
Hysk752/
Hesq752/
Eskp752/
Eisk751/
Esck751/
Hjsk751/
Hezk751/
Aesk751/
Esqk751/
Esjk751/
Eskq751/
Eysk751/
Ihsk751/
Heschke73376/
Hesková73195/
Heiseke7348/
Heskova7334/
Heiszek739/
Heiseck732/
Heyseck731/
Kheshke731/
Cheshke731/
Cheisck730/
Heeseke730/
Eshke67588/
Heisecke67379/
Hýsek67278/
Hejsková67205/
Hysek67198/
Heßke67132/
Hiske67121/
Hyske6781/
Häske6724/
Hyskë6719/
Haskå6714/
Hísek6713/
Eszke6712/
Gesck6710/
Cheskova679/
Höske678/
Hisks676/
Eskås676/
Eiske674/
Haisk674/
Hejskova674/
Huisk673/
Jshek673/
Chisk673/
Hashk673/
Heshkova673/
Hessková672/
Easke672/
Haskh672/
Escke672/
Haask672/
Gessk671/
Heischke671/
Heysc671/
Hosck671/
Eusck671/
Eshkh671/
Haesc671/
Hasck671/
Hoesc671/
Hycek671/
Heshg671/
Jeskė671/
Heisg671/
Geshk671/
Eissk671/
Ahshk671/
Aeskh671/
Easck671/
Cheeseck671/
Hesqu671/
Esshk671/
Eskcc671/
Eshzk671/
Jhskk671/
Hyshk671/
Hyskc671/
Ishsk671/
Oesck670/
Hisck670/
Hechk670/
Eisek670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hesk
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