Fisk Forename

1,125,792nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fisk Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Fish. A staid theologian on a branch of the family tree, at a gathering of the various clans some years ago in New England contributed the fol­lowing for their entertainment: Fische, Fisc, Fiske, Fisk (spell it either way) Meant true knighthood, freedom, faith, good qualities that stay.

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Fisk Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States-421:8,631,83391,152
Brazil-101:21,423,615203,947
Sweden
 
75%
51:1,971,58130,505
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Israel
100%
31:2,800,97324,529
Russia-31:48,077,90198,779
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300

Fisk (19,815) may also be a surname.

Fisk Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Fish. A staid theologian on a branch of the family tree, at a gathering of the various clans some years ago in New England contributed the fol­lowing for their entertainment: Fische, Fisc, Fiske, Fisk (spell it either way) Meant true knighthood, freedom, faith, good qualities that stay.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Fisk Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiske8984/
Fisck892/
Fisjk891/
Fwisk891/
Feiske8019/
Faiske802/
Faiskk801/
Faishk801/
Fisske801/
Fiscke801/
Fisc7511/
Fusk753/
Visk753/
Fesk751/
Phisk6723/
Feske6715/
Viskh679/
Vishk676/
Vaisk675/
Viskk672/
Faysk672/
Viskë671/
Fciko671/
Fiisg671/
Fhsuk671/
Fishc671/
Fyske671/
Fsuke671/
Fskih671/
Fsaku671/
Visqk671/
Faizk671/
Fitsc671/
Fiesc671/
Fssyk671/
Faijshekh621/
Vaiskh607/
Faizkt605/
Vishkh602/
Phiske601/
Foyske601/
Fisque601/
Vaishk601/
Feishx601/
Fesc503/
Fjsc502/
Visg501/
Vesk501/
Fesq501/

Fisk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fisk in the Russian language
Фискfisk-

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