Fisch Surname

57,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Fisch Surname Definition:

(English, German) A fisherman or dealer in fish; dweller at the sign of the fish.

Fisch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4391:105,39711,574
Germany2,0141:39,9735,278
Switzerland7891:10,4091,712
France4011:165,64325,804
Namibia3701:6,5121,269
Brazil3521:608,16622,661
Luxembourg2881:2,016223
Argentina2841:150,50512,722
Canada2331:158,13616,024
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Austria751:113,53916,032
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
Sweden451:218,81715,158
England401:1,392,95161,553
Israel361:237,71222,042
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Fisch (43) may also be a first name.

Fisch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) A fisherman or dealer in fish; dweller at the sign of the fish.

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

Fisch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fisch (Russian: Фищ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Fisch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fisch? popularity and diffusion

Fisch is the 57,429th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 826,440 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Fisch reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fisch is also the 1,545,828th most common forename internationally, held by 43 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,439 people, or 1 in 105,397. In The United States Fisch is primarily found in: New York, where 27 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent live and Switzerland, where 9 percent live.

Fisch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fisch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fisch last name increased 2,914 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fisch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fisch last name are 41.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fisch earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.01% more than the national average, earning R 304,212 per year; in United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.07% more than the national average, earning $73,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fitsch91537/
Fische9196/
Feisch914/
Fishch913/
Fiesch913/
Fischs911/
Fischt911/
Fistch911/
Fischc911/
Fish8953,193/
Fich89839/
Fisc891/
Feische83110/
Feitsch8380/
Pfitsch8351/
Fitsche838/
Fishche831/
Pfissch830/
Fitch8033,044/
Ficht801,603/
Visch801,075/
Fiche801,042/
Fishe80212/
Fesch80117/
Fysch8072/
Faish8069/
Feish8042/
Faich8020/
Feich8016/
Fishs804/
Fäsch804/
Fitsh803/
Fgish801/
Fhish801/
Wfish801/
Fisce801/
Foish801/
Fiesh801/
Fichz801/
Fizch801/
Fishx801/
Ffish801/
Fuish801/
Fishc801/
Fuich800/
Fisht800/
Fischová7719/
Fistsche771/
Fuitsche771/
Fic754,238/
Fis751,560/
Fetsch732,102/
Feicht731,880/
Ffitch73150/
Fesche73137/
Faiche7362/
Faicht7350/
Foiche7349/
Fäsche7346/
Fitche7343/
Faizch7316/
Feiche738/
Feshch738/
Fhaish735/
Festch734/
Faishe734/
Fätsch733/
Feitch732/
Fuiche732/
Fidshe732/
Feusch732/
Hfitch731/
Fithch731/
Feesch731/
Faitch731/
Fuitch731/
Vuisch731/
Faissh731/
Hfihch731/
Feisht731/
Fichth731/
Fishse731/
Faaish731/
Fitshe731/
Pfitch730/
Foitch730/
Fichtt730/
Fois679,909/
Fais677,847/
Vish675,259/
Fiss671,562/
Fysh671,099/
Fech67807/
Fesh67727/
Fies67710/
Feis67677/
Fice67638/
Fizh67482/
Fios67472/
Fisz67362/
Fist67181/
Fishova67160/
Fuis67139/
Feesche67117/
Fise67101/
Fitc6717/
Fijs674/
Fixs674/
Fisd673/
Fihs673/
Fihx672/
Fidc672/
Fisj671/
Fesc671/
Fiseher671/
Fhis671/
Féis671/
Fáis671/
Faichtt671/
Faisseh671/
Fishová671/
Wfic671/
Fgis671/
Fhic671/
Fisx671/
Fizs671/
Fijh671/
Feasche671/
Ffis671/
Festsch671/
Hfis671/
Feitche670/
Fixh670/

Fisch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fisch in the Russian language
Фищfis-

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