Fisken Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fisken Surname Definition:

Found in Perth in sixteenth century. Andrew Fiskine, late schoolmaster at Tippermuir, 1721, and Margaret Fiskine in Eastertown of Cultmalundy, 1723 (Dunkeld), and Ninian Fisken in Auchterarder, 1778 (Dunbiane). John Fisken in Grangemouth was married 1938.

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Fisken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1441:31,4475,459
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
England1151:484,50531,272
Scotland951:56,3564,696
Australia791:341,71828,950
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1021:36,6982,892
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Fisken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Perth in sixteenth century. Andrew Fiskine, late schoolmaster at Tippermuir, 1721, and Margaret Fiskine in Eastertown of Cultmalundy, 1723 (Dunkeld), and Ninian Fisken in Auchterarder, 1778 (Dunbiane). John Fisken in Grangemouth was married 1938.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Fisken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fisken (Russian: Фискен) is found most frequently in New Zealand. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fisken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 544,808th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 38 percent of Fisken reside; 38 percent reside in Australasia and 38 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Fisken is most widespread in New Zealand, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 31,447. In New Zealand it is most common in: Auckland Region, where 40 percent are found, Bay of Plenty Region, where 23 percent are found and Southland Region, where 22 percent are found. Outside of New Zealand Fisken is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Fisken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fisken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fisken last name increased 886 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 676 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fisken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fisken surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fisken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.6% more than the national average, earning $51,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.5% more than the national average, earning $61,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fishken9212/
Fiskåen923/
Feisken920/
Fiskin83204/
Fesken8310/
Visken838/
Fishkn831/
Fiskem831/
Fusken830/
Fishkin771,433/
Fiskind7743/
Fiskina7719/
Fiszkin775/
Fischen775/
Fitskin771/
Fisking771/
Fizkn731/
Fishkind71355/
Fishkina71124/
Feischen7154/
Fioshkin7123/
Fischkin7118/
Fischkyn715/
Viskin67171/
Fioshkina6735/
Feskin6731/
Feskyn6715/
Fiškin6712/
Fuskin678/
Faissekne673/
Vesken673/
Fyskyn672/
Fizkin672/

Fisken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fisken in the Russian language
Фискенfisken-

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