Lisken Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lisken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lisken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2911:276,65129,145
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Lisken (870) may also be a first name.

Lisken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lisken is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lisken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lisken is the 830,559th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Lisken reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lisken is also the 275,855th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 870 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 276,651. In Germany Lisken is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent reside, Hesse, where 12 percent reside and Berlin, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 8 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liskien9225/
Liskeng9216/
Liskenne861/
Liskin83787/
Lusken8312/
Lesken8310/
Liskina77777/
Leskien77189/
Lidskin7773/
Luesken7766/
Lisking7749/
Lischen7718/
Lishkin778/
Lioskin775/
Leskeng771/
Leusken771/
Liskind770/
Leiskina7139/
Leischen7130/
Lishkina7116/
Liškienė7112/
Leskiehn715/
Lisskina712/
Luischen711/
Litsking710/
Leskin671,689/
Luskin67955/
Lyskin67375/
Lyskyn67141/
Leskyn67100/
Leskenova6725/
Lizkin6711/
Luskyn678/
Leskem671/
Liescn671/
Lischkina671/
Liskim670/

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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
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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 Lisken
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