Jasko Surname

300,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Jasko Surname User-submission:

Yaskus is an anglicized, phonetic spelling of the Lithuanian family name, Jaskus, which is classified as being of personal name origin. With regard to the family name Jaskus, the appellation developed from "Jasko", a Slavic pet form of "Johannes", which was itself based upon the Hebrew "Jehochanan", meaning 'God is gracious'.

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Jasko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6011:603,09349,067
Romania1041:193,05619,452
Poland1041:365,46940,663
France911:729,92091,032
Latvia731:28,0834,296
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
England311:1,797,35772,927
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

The alternate forms: Jaško (658), Jaskó (467) & Jaśko (5) are calculated separately.

Jasko (143) may also be a first name.

Jasko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Yaskus is an anglicized, phonetic spelling of the Lithuanian family name, Jaskus, which is classified as being of personal name origin. With regard to the family name Jaskus, the appellation developed from "Jasko", a Slavic pet form of "Johannes", which was itself based upon the Hebrew "Jehochanan", meaning 'God is gracious'.

Variants of the surname Jasko, Jaski, Jaska and Jaskiewica, and are found in Poland and Eastern Germany as well as in Lithuania. Among the references to this name is a record of one Anthony Jerome Yasku (as name appears in American sources), son of Stanley Yaskus, who was born on 13 June 1874 in Lithuania and who subsequently settled in the United States.

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Jasko Last Name Facts

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

Jasko is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Jaško, Jaskó or Jaśko. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jasko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jasko is the 300,866th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,770,028 people. The last name Jasko is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Jasko reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 772,378th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 143 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 603,093. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 23 percent are found, New Jersey, where 12 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 8 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Jasko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jasko last name are 2.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jasko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning $49,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.48% more than the national average, earning $60,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaško93658/
Jaskó93467/
Jaśko935/
Jaszko9145/
Jatsko9133/
Jaasko9127/
Tjasko9119/
Jashko918/
Jasjko912/
Jaskos912/
Hjasko912/
Jadsko911/
Jaschko83118/
Jashkou8339/
Jaskoit831/
Jasckot831/
Jauszko831/
Tjaszko831/
Yasko809,958/
Sasko801,866/
Zasko80646/
Josko80388/
Jasco80146/
Casko80140/
Iasko8097/
Jazko809/
Jaskosch7722/
Jaskóová7713/
Sashko731,808/
Joszko731,028/
Jaszka73205/
Jaczko73167/
Yashko73133/
Yaseko7391/
Zashko7352/
Jascot7339/
Yascko7326/
Yadsko7319/
Jasska7319/
Iatsko7319/
Yaskot7314/
Saszko7311/
Zatsko739/
Ajosko733/
Saskoi733/
Zhasko733/
Jadzko732/
Joskot732/
Yaskou732/
Jashka732/
Jaeska732/
Zausko731/
Zaskou731/
Joshko731/
Jatško731/
Jassco731/
Zaysko731/
Jaitschko7114/
Jaszkóová712/
Joschko671,489/
Jaschka6730/
Jascott6724/
Zhashko6718/
Yasecko6711/
Dziasko678/
Djaczko677/
Sashkoo676/
Yasheko675/
Yasseko674/
Saushko674/
Zatskoy674/
Zaushko673/
Yoashko672/
Hihasko672/
Yatskoy672/
Yasekou671/
Agiosko671/
Yashkoo671/
Yatskko671/
Yasekoo671/
Jauskas671/

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