Rask Surname

68,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rask Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Daring, a soldier name.

Rask Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2,0701:2,727225
Sweden2,0221:4,870461
United States1,8391:197,09619,422
Finland7651:7,1851,127
Norway1241:41,4705,930
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Australia761:355,20729,862
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
India101:76,706,538639,611
France91:7,380,302306,885
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Greenland71:8,054710
England61:9,286,343223,652
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Rask (65) may also be a first name.

Rask Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Daring, a soldier name.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rask Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rask (Hindi: रस्क, Russian: Раск) is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rask.

How Common Is The Last Name Rask? popularity and diffusion

Rask is the 68,405th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,003,518 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Rask live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia. Rask is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 65 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 2,070 people, or 1 in 2,727. In Denmark Rask is most frequent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 25 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 22 percent are found. Besides Denmark this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Rask Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rask has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,719 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rask Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rask surname are 7.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.92% registered with the party.

The amount Rask earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.52% less than the national average, earning 278,517 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $46,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $48,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raskh893,496/
Raske891,185/
Rashk8971/
Raask8965/
Rausk8931/
Reask8924/
Rasck8917/
Raesk8914/
Raisk893/
Rassk892/
Radsk891/
Raskk891/
Raskq891/
Rzask891/
Rgask891/
Raszke80274/
Rashke8097/
Radske8089/
Rashkh8065/
Rascke8050/
Rasske8046/
Ratske8040/
Reaske8037/
Rauske8032/
Raschk8020/
Raiske8011/
Rajsek806/
Raaske804/
Raasck804/
Raisks802/
Raisek801/
Raskpf801/
Raskhe800/
Razk751,416/
Resk75635/
Rasq7591/
Rosk7547/
Rasg755/
Rasc753/
Račk751/
Raschke7311,638/
Raskova73479/
Rathske7326/
Raheesk734/
Reaseck734/
Rasková733/
Radshke731/
Raiseck731/
Rathsck731/
Rajszek731/
Raskowa731/
Rasckke730/
Rashkova672,636/
Roske671,615/
Röske671,500/
Raszková67398/
Reazk67123/
Ratschke67117/
Resck67113/
Rauschke67106/
Hraskova6751/
Rousk6732/
Raizk6731/
Raskhowa6715/
Razzk6715/
Rashq676/
Raczk676/
Rautszke675/
Rayskova674/
Raszkova674/
Raisq674/
Raške673/
Roszk673/
Rasqu673/
Reisk672/
Raazk672/
Hrasková672/
Rasskova671/
Raheesck671/
Roshk671/
Reshk671/
Rausc671/
Rascp671/
Rashchke671/
Rasqe671/
Raszc671/
Roosk671/
Roesk671/
Rosks671/
Raasq671/
Raischke671/
Raskhova671/
Rashg671/
Raschcke671/
Raschkke671/
Rasgh671/
Rausková671/
Reysk671/
Razke671/
Raisc671/
Reskh671/
Rascs670/
Reesk670/

Rask Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rask in the Hindi language
रस्कraska75
रश्केraske25
Rask in the Russian language
Раскrask-

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