Kask Surname
Approximately 4,559 people bear this surname
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An Estonian surname, meaning 'birch tree'.
Kask Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 3,205 | 1:412 | 4 |
| United States | 358 | 1:1,012,455 | 74,653 |
| Sweden | 261 | 1:37,727 | 3,034 |
| Russia | 195 | 1:739,093 | 62,034 |
| Canada | 176 | 1:209,350 | 20,314 |
| Poland | 113 | 1:336,361 | 38,482 |
| Finland | 95 | 1:57,860 | 6,767 |
| Ukraine | 22 | 1:2,069,213 | 143,711 |
| Palestine | 16 | 1:284,303 | 10,570 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Käsk (115) are calculated separately.
Kask (20) may also be a first name.
Kask Surname Meaning
Kask Demographics
Kask Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kask Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kask Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kask (Arabic: كصك, Hindi: कास्क, Russian: Каск) occurs most in Estonia. It may be rendered as: Käsk. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kask? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 103,208th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,598,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Kask live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 20 people.
The surname Kask is most prevalent in Estonia, where it is borne by 3,205 people, or 1 in 412. Aside from Estonia this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.
Kask Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kask has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kask surname grew 3,255 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kask Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kask last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Kask last name are 7.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.35% registered with the political party.
The amount Kask earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning 326,510 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning R 246,732 per year; in United States they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $45,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $51,538 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Käsk | 92 | 115 | / |
| Kashk | 89 | 1,640 | / |
| Khask | 89 | 1,447 | / |
| Kaske | 89 | 1,420 | / |
| Kaisk | 89 | 34 | / |
| Khaskh | 80 | 1,821 | / |
| Khashk | 80 | 180 | / |
| Kaisek | 80 | 34 | / |
| Katske | 80 | 31 | / |
| Kaushk | 80 | 15 | / |
| Khaske | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kashke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khaisk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaiskk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kascke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasqke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kauske | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kaskhe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kosk | 75 | 991 | / |
| Cask | 75 | 76 | / |
| Kesk | 75 | 26 | / |
| Kasc | 75 | 4 | / |
| Qask | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kasq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kazk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaskhe | 73 | 1,483 | / |
| Kaskova | 73 | 1,457 | / |
| Kaschke | 73 | 419 | / |
| Kasková | 73 | 299 | / |
| Kaiseke | 73 | 15 | / |
| Khashke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kahashk | 73 | 5 | / |
| Katscke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khashkh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kasıkcı | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaushık | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khaisek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keshk | 67 | 10,019 | / |
| Koske | 67 | 6,657 | / |
| Kaşık | 67 | 2,287 | / |
| Kauschke | 67 | 769 | / |
| Katschke | 67 | 523 | / |
| Kashkova | 67 | 452 | / |
| Kaçık | 67 | 410 | / |
| Koshk | 67 | 315 | / |
| Käske | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kachk | 67 | 49 | / |
| Khaskova | 67 | 46 | / |
| Caske | 67 | 40 | / |
| Khasg | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kausková | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kuisk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kessk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kosck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Köske | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keisk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kashg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kazkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kesck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasskova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kousk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kashq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khesk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kozsk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaazk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khosk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quask | 67 | 0 | / |
Kask Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kask in the Hindi language | ||
| कास्क | kaska | 66.67 |
| कासक | kasaka | 33.33 |
| Kask in the Russian language | ||
| Каск | kask | - |
| Kask in the Arabic language | ||
| كصك | ksk | - |
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