Jeske Surname

32,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jeske Surname Definition:

(German, Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of little Jesch, a pet form of Johannes (gracious gift of Jehovah); one with the characteristics of a hedgehog.

Jeske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,8831:9,0631,127
United States4,2061:86,1779,732
Brazil1,1981:178,6936,896
Poland1,0561:35,9935,563
Canada6041:61,0037,161
Thailand911:776,246126,162
Australia611:442,55234,724
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Latvia421:48,8117,408
England351:1,591,94567,242
Austria291:293,63633,260
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Denmark261:217,10417,438
France131:5,109,440259,941
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

The alternate forms: Ješke (25) & Jeskė (1) are calculated separately.

Jeske (1,208) may also be a first name.

Jeske Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of little Jesch, a pet form of Johannes (gracious gift of Jehovah); one with the characteristics of a hedgehog.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Jeske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeske is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Ješke or Jeskė. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeske? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,446th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 444,092 people. Jeske occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Jeske reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 227,881st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 1,208 people.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 8,883 people, or 1 in 9,063. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany Jeske occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Jeske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jeske has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jeske last name increased 4,124 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jeske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jeske surname are 12.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jeske earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.65% less than the national average, earning 246,931 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 161.38% more than the national average, earning R 621,132 per year; in United States they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $46,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $53,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ješke9325/
Jeskė931/
Jeszke911,096/
Jeskey91323/
Jesske91247/
Jeskie91222/
Jescke9116/
Jeshke912/
Djeske911/
Jeskee911/
Eske891,937/
Jesk8937/
Jeschke8310,236/
Jeszkie8348/
Jesckie830/
Geske804,738/
Yeske801,105/
Eshke80588/
Jeska80535/
Jeski80438/
Eskey80246/
Jäske80168/
Jesky80144/
Zeske80106/
Seske8095/
Ceske8047/
Jiske8037/
Jyske8033/
Ieske8020/
Eskei8020/
Eszke8012/
Jeßke8012/
Eskee809/
Jesck802/
Escke802/
Jeská802/
Eskea802/
Jeskz801/
Jezke801/
Jessk800/
Jetschke7735/
Jeisecke7713/
Jeaschke771/
Jeuschke771/
Esk75880/
Zieske731,142/
Zeiske731,025/
Eschke73968/
Jeszka73853/
Yeskie73345/
Jesche73289/
Yeskey73172/
Geskey73127/
Eshkei73125/
Zeuske73115/
Hieske73104/
Ceszke7395/
Seskey7375/
Geszke7338/
Geiske7337/
Jesski7331/
Getske7328/
Seeske7325/
Cajske7324/
Jedski7321/
Seiske7320/
Geshke7318/
Zeskey7315/
Gescke7315/
Zeaske7312/
Jesska7311/
Jeskay7311/
Sieske7311/
Jessce738/
Yeshke737/
Tjeski736/
Jejski735/
Jeskis734/
Sceske733/
Jeshka733/
Zescke732/
Jesque732/
Ceskey731/
Jechke731/
Gesske731/
Yeskee731/
Yesske731/
Jeskai731/
Zajske731/
Seskea731/
Geskke731/
Jehska731/
Jeschk731/
Jescki731/
Ijeski731/
Jiskey730/
Jheska730/
Gehske730/
Eskkey730/
Geskee730/
Jeschkeit71163/
Eski6712,365/
Jäschke674,400/
Geschke672,029/
Zeschke67380/
Gesk67169/
Jischke67131/
Jeschka6781/
Jeskova6764/
Zesk6759/
Eskh6757/
Jeschky6755/
Sesk6746/
Esky6744/
Yeschke6731/
Yesk6726/
Zeiscke6722/
Jeschkeová6720/
Eshk6713/
Jesková6711/
Scescke679/
Ezke677/
Jisk676/
Yeskett675/
Jeschki675/
Giescke674/
Giesske674/
Iesk673/
Cesk673/
Jexk672/
Zieskeh671/
Scesske671/
Esck671/
Zeiseke671/
Seshkeh671/
Ceschke671/
Jeskaya671/
Esqk671/
Eskq671/
Jesx671/
Seiskee670/
Geiskey670/
Getsker670/
Hieskey670/
Zeitske670/
Yeskeey670/
Gessker670/

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