Diskin Surname

126,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Diskin Surname Definition:

Ó Discín Originally of Co. Sligo, now mainly south Connacht. IF 313*; Map Gal

Diskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6381:221,28121,454
Russia5571:258,74927,237
Ireland4631:10,1701,331
England3671:151,82014,489
Israel3631:23,5753,475
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Wales71:442,07621,198
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belize11:355,4743,977
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2221:19,9542,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Diskin (21) may also be a first name.

Diskin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Discín Originally of Co. Sligo, now mainly south Connacht. IF 313*; Map Gal

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Discín Originally of Co. Sligo, now mainly south Connacht. IF 313*; Map Gal

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Diskin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diskin (Arabic: ديسكين, Marathi: कीन, Russian: Дискин) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diskin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 126,969th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,037,904 people. The last name Diskin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Diskin reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Diskin is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,638 people, or 1 in 221,281. In The United States Diskin is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Ireland, where 13 percent are found.

Diskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diskin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diskin last name increased 2,244 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 209 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 399 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diskin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Diskin are 38.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diskin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.49% less than the national average, earning R 143,796 per year; in United States they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $47,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.51% more than the national average, earning $64,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diskind92153/
Diskina9244/
Dishkin9228/
Diskint9217/
Diskion921/
Disckin921/
Dieskin920/
Disckind868/
Dishkina866/
Diskienė861/
Deskin831,498/
Duskin831,050/
Disken83145/
Dyskin83106/
Disknt832/
Diskyn831/
Diskim831/
Dushkin772,367/
Deshkin77101/
Dyskina7751/
Deskina7729/
Duisken7724/
Detskin7723/
Disquin7718/
Duszkin777/
Dichkin776/
Dyshkin771/
Dischin771/
Deshkina71124/
Duschkin7145/
Dyoshkin716/
Dyshkina715/
Deyshkin711/
Deushkin711/
Deschkin711/
Dyskyn6728/
Dixken6716/
Duškin6716/
Deškin6713/
Düskün678/
Dysken675/
Dyoshkina674/
Deskyn673/
Duzkin671/
Dyshchkin671/

Diskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diskin in the Marathi language
कीनkina-
Diskin in the Russian language
Дискинdiskin-
Diskin in the Arabic language
ديسكينdyskyn-

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