Fiskin Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Fiskin 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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Fiskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Fiškin (12) are calculated separately.

Fiskin (56) may also be a first name.

Fiskin 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)

Fiskin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fiskin (Russian: Фискин) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Fiškin. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fiskin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fiskin is the 1,168,344th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name Fiskin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Fiskin reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 56 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States Fiskin is mostly concentrated in: California, where 30 percent reside, Illinois, where 13 percent reside and North Carolina, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

Fiskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fiskin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fiskin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fiskin surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Fiskin surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.17% registered with the party.

Fiskin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $36,173 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiškin9412/
Fishkin921,433/
Fiskind9243/
Fiskina9219/
Fiszkin925/
Fitskin921/
Fisking921/
Fishkind86355/
Fishkina86124/
Fioshkin8623/
Fischkin8618/
Fisken83588/
Viskin83171/
Feskin8331/
Fuskin838/
Fizkin832/
Fishkn831/
Fioshkina8035/
Feshkin77225/
Vishkin7768/
Feskina7746/
Fishken7712/
Fischin778/
Fichkin775/
Fiskåen773/
Fushkin773/
Fishkim771/
Feisken770/
Fishkinova751/
Fizkn731/
Feshkina7178/
Fischkyn715/
Fishchin711/
Feushkin711/
Feskyn6715/
Veskin6714/
Fesken6710/
Fischquin679/
Visken678/
Vyskin674/
Faissekne673/
Fyskyn672/
Feshshkin671/
Viçkin671/
Fiskem671/
Fusken670/

Fiskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fiskin in the Russian language
Фискинfiskin-

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