Fisk Surname
Approximately 19,815 people bear this surname
Fisk Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the fish.' Icelandic, fiskr; Danish, fish (Skeat).
Fisk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,542 | 1:26,766 | 3,355 |
| England | 2,876 | 1:19,373 | 2,764 |
| Australia | 1,518 | 1:17,784 | 2,489 |
| Canada | 757 | 1:48,673 | 5,909 |
| New Zealand | 339 | 1:13,358 | 2,316 |
| France | 137 | 1:484,837 | 68,361 |
| Sweden | 133 | 1:74,036 | 5,554 |
| Finland | 106 | 1:51,856 | 6,233 |
| Wales | 67 | 1:46,187 | 4,386 |
| Scotland | 59 | 1:90,743 | 6,412 |
| Israel | 41 | 1:208,723 | 20,048 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,556 | 1:15,665 | 2,313 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,545 | 1:9,057 | 1,153 |
Fisk (74) may also be a first name.
Fisk Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the fish.' Icelandic, fiskr; Danish, fish (Skeat).
Northern forms of Fish, q.v. [Middle English fiske, fyske, Old Norse fisk-r (Dano-Norwegian fisk), fish]
(Swedish) A fisherman, often a Swedish soldier name.
Anglo-Saxon fisc, a fish.
(French.) From Fisc, revenue, public funds.
Or Fyske, armorially identified with Fyshe or Fish.
Fisk Demographics
Fisk Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Fisk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fisk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fisk (Arabic: فيسك, Russian: Фиск) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fisk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fisk is the 27,110th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 367,779 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Fisk reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 74 people.
The last name Fisk is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 13,542 people, or 1 in 26,766. In The United States Fisk is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Fisk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fisk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fisk surname expanded 244 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 843 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fisk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fisk surname are 12.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.75% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fisk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.48% less than the national average, earning R 120,048 per year; in United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $50,360 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiske | 89 | 8,623 | / |
| Fiskå | 89 | 250 | / |
| Fisck | 89 | 13 | / |
| Fishk | 89 | 6 | / |
| Fisks | 89 | 5 | / |
| Fisqk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Feisk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ffiske | 80 | 16 | / |
| Fisske | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fitske | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fishke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feiske | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fiscke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fiscks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Visk | 75 | 241 | / |
| Fusk | 75 | 15 | / |
| Fjsk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fizk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fisx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fesk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fisc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fiskova | 73 | 314 | / |
| Foiseke | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fisková | 73 | 11 | / |
| D'Fiske | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feske | 67 | 699 | / |
| Fishkova | 67 | 36 | / |
| Füske | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fißke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fizke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Visck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiskhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyosk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voisk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vishk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phisk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fysek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feshk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fesks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fishx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fishc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fjskg | 67 | 1 | / |
Fisk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fisk in the Russian language | ||
| Фиск | fisk | - |
| Fisk in the Arabic language | ||
| فيسك | fysk | - |
| فسك | fsk | - |
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Fisk Reference & Research
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fisk
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