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 found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Ješke or Jeskė. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeske? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,446th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 444,092 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Jeske live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 227,881st most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 1,208 people.

The surname Jeske is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 8,883 people, or 1 in 9,063. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live and Brandenburg, where 8 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Jeske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jeske has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jeske surname increased 4,124 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jeske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jeske surname are 12.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.36% being registered with the political 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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