Kesk Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kesk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kesk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kesk (Russian: Кеск) is carried by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Kesk occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Kesk are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Kesk is most frequently held in Estonia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 57,470. Apart from Estonia Kesk is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Kesk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kesk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kesk surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keshk8910,019/
Keske892,517/
Kessk894/
Keisk892/
Khesk891/
Kiesk891/
Kesck891/
Keishk8028/
Keiske8015/
Kieszk8010/
Keisek802/
Keetsk802/
Keshke801/
Keeske801/
Keszke801/
Kask754,559/
Kosk75991/
Käsk75115/
Kisk7569/
Kysk758/
Kesc757/
Cesk753/
Qesk751/
Kexk751/
Kesg751/
Keschke7352/
Kesková734/
Keiszek732/
Keytske731/
Keskova731/
Khetskh731/
Kishk679,579/
Kashk671,640/
Khask671,447/
Kısık67323/
Koshk67315/
Kycek6773/
Kaisk6734/
Ketschke6727/
Keshkova6717/
Keischke679/
Kerzschk675/
Kissk675/
Kiosk674/
Kuisk674/
Kosck673/
Kechk671/
Khosk671/
Kisck671/
Kesqe671/
Kysek671/
Kozsk671/
Kkesx671/
Keesecke670/

Kesk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesk in the Russian language
Кескkesk-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kesk
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