Vesk Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vesk Surname Definition:

VESK: A contraction of the Old French evesque, a bishop.

Vesk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Vesk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VESK: A contraction of the Old French evesque, a bishop.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Vesk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vesk (Hindi: वेसक, Oriya: ନାଏକ, Russian: Веск) is found most frequently in Estonia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Vesk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vesk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Vesk is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Vesk live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most common in Estonia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 88,120. Barring Estonia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent reside and Israel, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veske891,404/
Veszke801/
Veshke801/
Vask755,913/
Vosk75356/
Visk75241/
Vysk756/
Vesc754/
Vezk752/
Wesk752/
Fesk751/
Vesq750/
Veskova73257/
Vesková7326/
Weske67908/
Víšek67831/
Feske67699/
Vojsk67149/
Výšek6755/
Veshkova6741/
Viske6741/
Beesk6740/
Vaask6733/
Vöske6717/
Vysek678/
Weesk676/
Ueske673/
Wiesk673/
Vasck672/
Beskh672/
Vashk672/
Vesqu672/
Vossk672/
Viesc671/
Huesk671/
Weskt671/
Voisk671/
Viskx671/
Fesks671/
Feshk671/
Veszková671/
Wesks671/
Visck671/
Vishk671/
Vechk670/
Wessk670/
Feisk670/
Besck670/

Vesk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vesk in the Hindi language
वेसकvesaka-
Vesk in the Oriya language
ନାଏକna'eka-
Vesk in the Russian language
Вескvesk-

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