Usk Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Usk Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller by the R. Usk, anciently Isca [O.Celt. usc- (c as k), as in Old Irish usce, uisce, mod. Irish uisge, Gaelic uisg(e = Welsh wysg, water, stream]

Usk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Usk (23) may also be a first name.

Usk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Dweller by the R. Usk, anciently Isca [O.Celt. usc- (c as k), as in Old Irish usce, uisce, mod. Irish uisge, Gaelic uisg(e = Welsh wysg, water, stream]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Usk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Usk (Russian: Уск) has its highest incidence in Estonia. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Usk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Usk occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Usk are found; 33 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Usk is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

Usk is most frequently used in Estonia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 165,226. Besides Estonia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 21 percent reside.

Usk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Usk surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Usk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Husk862,282/
Uske86567/
Ausk86103/
Gusk8667/
Uisk8644/
Ousk864/
Eusk863/
Ushk862/
Utsk861/
Uskp861/
Ujsk861/
Huske75560/
Ushke7557/
Euske7533/
Auske7517/
Gushk755/
Hushk753/
Huisk753/
Hausk752/
Housk752/
Huszk751/
Husgk751/
Auskx751/
Husck751/
Gousk751/
Gusck751/
Hudsk751/
Huesk751/
Heusk751/
Eusck751/
Uskova6712,237/
Isk67313/
Hauske67156/
Houske67117/
Husske6787/
Osk6769/
Usx6710/
Uzk679/
Usc679/
Usq676/
Uxk674/
Usg674/
Haussk672/
Huscke672/
Hushke672/
Hudske672/
Uskowa671/
Uschke670/
Heuske670/
Ushcke670/

Usk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Usk in the Russian language
Ускusk-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Usk
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