Kask Surname

103,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kask Surname User-submission:

An Estonian surname, meaning 'birch tree'.

Kask Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia3,2051:4124
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Sweden2611:37,7273,034
Russia1951:739,09362,034
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Poland1131:336,36138,482
Finland951:57,8606,767
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Palestine161:284,30310,570
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Norway151:342,81932,589
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Käsk (115) are calculated separately.

Kask (20) may also be a first name.

Kask Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Estonian surname, meaning 'birch tree'.

- r1243

Kask Last Name Facts

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

Kask (Arabic: كصك, Hindi: कास्क, Russian: Каск) occurs in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Käsk. Click here for other possible spellings of Kask.

How Common Is The Last Name Kask? popularity and diffusion

Kask is the 103,208th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,598,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Kask are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most numerous in Estonia, where it is held by 3,205 people, or 1 in 412. Apart from Estonia Kask occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Kask Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kask has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kask last name rose 3,255 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kask Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally 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 to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käsk92115/
Kashk891,640/
Khask891,447/
Kaske891,420/
Kaisk8934/
Khaskh801,821/
Khashk80180/
Kaisek8034/
Katske8031/
Kaushk8015/
Khaske8010/
Kashke802/
Khaisk801/
Kaiskk801/
Kascke801/
Kasqke801/
Kauske800/
Kaskhe800/
Kosk75991/
Cask7576/
Kesk7526/
Kasc754/
Qask751/
Kasq751/
Kazk751/
Khaskhe731,483/
Kaskova731,457/
Kaschke73419/
Kasková73299/
Kaiseke7315/
Khashke736/
Kahashk735/
Katscke734/
Khashkh732/
Kasıkcı732/
Kaushık731/
Khaisek731/
Keshk6710,019/
Koske676,657/
Kaşık672,287/
Kauschke67769/
Katschke67523/
Kashkova67452/
Kaçık67410/
Koshk67315/
Käske6764/
Kachk6749/
Khaskova6746/
Caske6740/
Khasg6717/
Kausková679/
Kuisk674/
Kessk674/
Kosck673/
Köske672/
Keisk672/
Kashg672/
Kazkz671/
Kesck671/
Kasskova671/
Casks671/
Kousk671/
Kashq671/
Khesk671/
Kozsk671/
Kaazk671/
Khosk671/
Casck670/
Quask670/

Kask Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kask in the Hindi language
कास्कkaska66.67
कासकkasaka33.33
Kask in the Russian language
Каскkask-
Kask in the Arabic language
كصكksk-

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