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

Hisks occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hisks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Hisks is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Hisks reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Hisks is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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 frequency of Hisks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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/
Haiske7333/
Hiksch7326/
Chicks7319/
Hishke7317/
Hoisek7310/
Hickst737/
Hickss736/
Khicks733/
Hiecks733/
Hiccks732/
Hicksj732/
Hiscke732/
Chiske732/
Chiksh732/
Hickse731/
Khaisk731/
Hicksd731/
Hjicks731/
Haisek731/
Aiseks731/
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/
Aiks674/
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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