Lisk Surname
Approximately 9,379 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 5,254 | 1:1,349 | 251 |
| United States | 2,685 | 1:134,994 | 14,133 |
| Canada | 364 | 1:101,224 | 10,979 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| England | 213 | 1:261,587 | 20,867 |
| Israel | 173 | 1:49,466 | 6,521 |
| Australia | 122 | 1:221,276 | 21,136 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:50,730 | 4,716 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 51 | 1:86,860 | 5,892 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 67 | 1:363,811 | 22,769 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 765 | 1:65,645 | 7,147 |
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.
(Welsh.) A burning or searing. Gaelic, Loisg, to burn.
Lisk Demographics
Average Male Lisk Height
175 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lisk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lisk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lisk (Arabic: ليسك, Russian: Лиск) occurs in Sierra Leone more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lisk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lisk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 54,284th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 777,007 people. It occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 32 people.
This surname is most common in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 5,254 people, or 1 in 1,349. Barring Sierra Leone it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Lisk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lisk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lisk surname increased 351 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 318 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lisk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lisk surname is primarily 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 with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liske | 89 | 2,856 | / |
| Leisk | 89 | 434 | / |
| Liesk | 89 | 164 | / |
| Luisk | 89 | 77 | / |
| Laisk | 89 | 33 | / |
| Liskh | 89 | 20 | / |
| Lisks | 89 | 2 | / |
| Liszk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lishk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lisck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Liskz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leiske | 80 | 349 | / |
| Leisek | 80 | 159 | / |
| Loiske | 80 | 104 | / |
| Lishke | 80 | 45 | / |
| Liszke | 80 | 34 | / |
| Lisske | 80 | 17 | / |
| Leisck | 80 | 11 | / |
| Laisek | 80 | 11 | / |
| Laiske | 80 | 10 | / |
| Litske | 80 | 6 | / |
| Liscke | 80 | 5 | / |
| Luissk | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lliske | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liscks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lusk | 75 | 19,546 | / |
| Lesk | 75 | 355 | / |
| Lysk | 75 | 80 | / |
| Lisx | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lixk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lisq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lisc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lisková | 73 | 2,458 | / |
| Lischke | 73 | 2,158 | / |
| Liskova | 73 | 1,187 | / |
| Litscke | 73 | 7 | / |
| Leitske | 73 | 5 | / |
| Litshke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leask | 67 | 5,369 | / |
| Leske | 67 | 3,770 | / |
| Lysek | 67 | 1,051 | / |
| Litschke | 67 | 360 | / |
| Leischke | 67 | 150 | / |
| Lüske | 67 | 136 | / |
| Lishkova | 67 | 103 | / |
| Lißke | 67 | 62 | / |
| Lýsek | 67 | 38 | / |
| Liszková | 67 | 36 | / |
| Leszk | 67 | 33 | / |
| Leshk | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lissková | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hlisc | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lísek | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lesck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Laisková | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leisková | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lusck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leusk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Läske | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lizsx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lushk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llusk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letsk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lischcke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liczk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lesks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Laischke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Liszkowa | 67 | 0 | / |
| Liscs | 67 | 0 | / |
Lisk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lisk in the Russian language | ||
| Лиск | lisk | - |
| Lisk in the Arabic language | ||
| ليسك | lysk | - |
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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
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- 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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