Hisks Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Hisks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hisks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Hisks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hisks is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hisks.

How Common Is The Last Name Hisks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Hisks occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Hisks are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Hisks is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 17 percent are found.

Hisks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hisks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hisks surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiscks912/
Hiks8926/
Hisk8913/
Isks895/
Huiseks831/
Hicks80247,178/
Hiske80121/
Heiks8089/
Khiks8020/
Hieks8011/
Hiksz8011/
Haisk804/
Huisk803/
Chisk803/
Hidks802/
Hitks802/
Hikks802/
Higks801/
Hioks801/
Haiks801/
Higss801/
Chiks801/
Hikst801/
Hiqss801/
Huiks800/
Hisck800/
Hikse800/
Heisk800/
Iks75679/
Isk75313/
Hik75201/
Heiske7386/
Giskås7360/
Heicks7343/
Chikse7335/
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Hiksch7326/
Chicks7319/
Hishke7317/
Hoisek7310/
Hickst737/
Hickss736/
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Hickse731/
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Haisek731/
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Heisek731/
Chuiks731/
Khaiks731/
Haicks730/
Huicks730/
Hoicks730/
Chesks730/
Hicksx730/
Haisck730/
Chik6714,116/
Hick676,083/
Haik673,564/
Iske67894/
Hike67621/
Hischke67449/
Icks67329/
Heik67273/
Huik67199/
Khik67169/
Chikshe67116/
Hesk67107/
Heks6775/
Hiek6773/
Ikse6760/
Heiseke6748/
Hoik6744/
Uisk6744/
Hieksch6736/
Hyks6731/
Hoiseck6728/
Ghik6725/
Giks6724/
Ishk6723/
Hicksch6722/
Jiks6719/
Higs6717/
Gisk6715/
Heiszek679/
Issk679/
Ieks679/
Eiks678/
Issc677/
Jisk676/
Hikh676/
Aisk675/
Hics675/
Isık675/
Igss675/
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Hisc674/
Esks673/
Iksh673/
Hixs673/
Iesk673/
Hgik673/
Yhks673/
Hikk672/
Issg672/
Isck672/
Hisg672/
Issx672/
Uiks672/
Hikš672/
Heiseck672/
Izks672/
Hysk672/
Chitske671/
Chhiskt671/
Iskk671/
Iosk671/
Eisk671/
Hjsk671/
Ikks671/
Ikss671/
Ikst671/
Iqss671/
Khaisek671/
Khuishk671/
Oiks671/
Ehks671/
Ixss671/
Isjk671/
Iskt671/
Isgk671/
Ihsk671/
Hixk671/
Hjks671/
Hitk671/
Hikt671/
Hikx671/
Hikz671/
Khuiskh671/
Cheisck670/
Cheicks670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hisks
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