Fisker Surname

159,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Fisker Surname User-submission:

Fisker is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning 'fisherman'.

Fisker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2,4191:2,333177
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Greenland631:895143
Canada621:594,28449,093
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Norway81:642,78647,258
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Fisker (47) may also be a first name.

Fisker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fisker is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning 'fisherman'.

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Fisker means 'fisherman' in Danish.

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Fisker Last Name Facts

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

Fisker (Russian: Фискер) has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fisker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 159,909th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,671,388 people. The last name Fisker is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Fisker are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 47 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is borne by 2,419 people, or 1 in 2,333. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 42 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 20 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 18 percent are found. Other than Denmark this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Greenland, where 2 percent are found.

Fisker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fisker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 126 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fisker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fisker surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fisker earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.07% more than the national average, earning $69,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fishker922/
Feisker921/
Fiscker921/
Fiskher920/
Visker83791/
Fesker8311/
Fusker832/
Fiskir830/
Fixker830/
Fischer77595,104/
Vishker7766/
Fishcer7758/
Viscker771/
Fuscker771/
Fishcher7188/
Fischerr716/
Feischer714/
Fischeer711/
Fichkert711/
Vesker67141/
Vysker672/
Fezker672/
Feichkert671/
Fäscher6226/
Fescher6216/
Füscher628/
Vyshker628/
Visquer621/
Físcher621/
Fischir621/
Fesquer621/
Fesquier5732/
Fıskırır578/
Fyshcher573/
Vyskyr5022/
Fışkır5017/
Vyskir502/

Fisker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fisker in the Russian language
Фискерfisker-

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