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
Average Male Fisk Height
177.57 cm
Average Female Fisk Height
164.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fisk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 27,110th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 367,779 people. The last name Fisk is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Fisk are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fisk is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 74 people.
The last name Fisk is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 13,542 people, or 1 in 26,766. In The United States Fisk is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Fisk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fisk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fisk last name increased 244 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 843 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fisk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fisk last name are 12.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.75% registered to vote for the political 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
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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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