Fishback Surname

165,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Fishback Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fishback Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5011:144,92614,981
Canada891:413,99536,402
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8481:59,2206,543

Fishback Last Name Facts

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

Fishback is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fishback? popularity and diffusion

It is the 165,900th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,792,163 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Fishback live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,501 people, or 1 in 144,926. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 7 percent are found, Kentucky, where 6 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Fishback Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fishback has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fishback last name increased 295 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fishback Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fishback last name are 14.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fishback earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $44,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $53,679 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fischback94151/
Fishbacke940/
Fisback931/
Fishbak930/
Fishbac930/
Fishbakh8832/
Fichback882/
Fiesback881/
Fishbock880/
Fishbake880/
Fischbock8237/
Fiszbak8048/
Fishbook7531/
Fyshbakh7522/
Fischbok753/
Fishbaug751/
Fechback750/
Fishbaugh71665/
Fisbok711/
Fesbak711/
Visbak711/
Fiszbok6727/
Fischbaugh677/
Visbakh676/
Vaisbakh632/
Fishbough5959/
Fichbaugh590/
Fiesbaugh590/
Fishbeugh590/
Fesbaugh500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fishback
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