Kasker Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kasker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kasker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
India181:42,614,743461,117
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England111:5,065,278148,650
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Kaşker (5) are calculated separately.

Kasker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kasker (Marathi: कासकर, Russian: Каскер) occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant: Kaşker. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,189,614th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Kasker live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 455,275. In South Africa Kasker is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 85 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Barring South Africa it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Kasker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kasker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kasker surname decreased 7 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kasker Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kasker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.53% more than the national average, earning R 564,468 per year and in United States they earn 49.42% more than the national average, earning $64,472 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaşker945/
Kashker9230/
Kausker920/
Kashkher8682/
Kaszkier861/
Kösker835,914/
Kosker83172/
Casker83168/
Kaskyr8379/
Kesker8339/
Kaskir8317/
Katschker8025/
Keisker77259/
Koshker7792/
Kessker773/
Kachker771/
Khesker771/
Keshker771/
Kashkir771/
Caisker770/
Kauskir770/
Koschker7146/
Kauscher7143/
Khoshker7117/
Kaischer719/
Keuscker711/
Katchker710/
Keiseker710/
Cosker67501/
Kaşkır67182/
Khoshkear6736/
Cazker6716/
Köşker6712/
Kaskyrova675/
Keisecker674/
Kaskirova673/
Keysecker670/
Kaşkir670/

Kasker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasker in the Marathi language
कासकरkasakara-
Kasker in the Russian language
Каскерkasker-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kasker
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