Lisk Surname

54,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Lisk Surname Definition:

A surname recorded in the shires of Kirkcudbright, Wigtown, and Lanark, may be of local origin from Lusk in Dublin.

Lisk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone5,2541:1,349251
United States2,6851:134,99414,133
Canada3641:101,22410,979
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England2131:261,58720,867
Israel1731:49,4666,521
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Wales611:50,7304,716
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
China31:455,773,85521,925
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Wales301:52,2812,643
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7651:65,6457,147

Lisk (32) may also be a first name.

Lisk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname recorded in the shires of Kirkcudbright, Wigtown, and Lanark, may be of local origin from Lusk in Dublin.

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

(Welsh.) A burning or searing. Gaelic, Loisg, to burn.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lisk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lisk (Arabic: ليسك, Russian: Лиск) is found most in Sierra Leone. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lisk.

How Common Is The Last Name Lisk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lisk is the 54,284th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 777,007 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Lisk are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lisk is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 32 people.

It is most frequently held in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 5,254 people, or 1 in 1,349. Other than Sierra Leone it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Lisk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lisk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 351 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 318 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lisk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lisk surname is predominantly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lisk last name are 10.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lisk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.81% more than the national average, earning $45,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $48,935 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liske892,856/
Leisk89434/
Liesk89164/
Luisk8977/
Laisk8933/
Liskh8920/
Lisks892/
Liszk891/
Lishk891/
Lisck891/
Liskz891/
Leiske80349/
Leisek80159/
Loiske80104/
Lishke8045/
Liszke8034/
Lisske8017/
Leisck8011/
Laisek8011/
Laiske8010/
Litske806/
Liscke805/
Luissk805/
Lliske801/
Liscks800/
Lusk7519,546/
Lesk75355/
Lysk7580/
Lisx754/
Lixk751/
Lisq751/
Lisc751/
Lisková732,458/
Lischke732,158/
Liskova731,187/
Litscke737/
Leitske735/
Litshke730/
Leask675,369/
Leske673,770/
Lysek671,051/
Litschke67360/
Leischke67150/
Lüske67136/
Lishkova67103/
Lißke6762/
Lýsek6738/
Liszková6736/
Leszk6733/
Leshk6724/
Lissková6720/
Hlisc6717/
Lísek6714/
Lesck678/
Laisková676/
Leisková674/
Lusck673/
Leusk672/
Läske672/
Lizsx671/
Lushk671/
Llusk671/
Lisct671/
Letsk671/
Lischcke671/
Liczk670/
Lesks670/
Laischke670/
Liszkowa670/
Liscs670/

Lisk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lisk in the Russian language
Лискlisk-
Lisk in the Arabic language
ليسكlysk-

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Lisk Reference & Research

Lusk DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Leask FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Lusk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Lisk
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