Kask Surname
Approximately 4,559 people bear this surname
Kask Surname User-submission:
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
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
| 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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