Risco Surname

27,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Andorra

Risco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru10,9371:2,906483
Spain2,7051:17,2841,944
Ecuador2,0131:7,9021,276
Cuba1,1981:9,618847
Chile1,0051:17,5291,192
United States6321:573,51147,017
Venezuela2611:115,7243,985
Romania2321:86,54310,089
Philippines1111:912,05682,078
Argentina1101:388,57629,949
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Australia641:421,80833,593
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Panama591:66,3092,910
France581:1,145,219121,886
Andorra581:1,445247
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Colombia241:1,990,58612,178
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Rişco (2) & Rîșco (4) are calculated separately.

Risco (462) may also be a first name.

Risco Last Name Facts

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

Risco is carried by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Rişco or Rîșco. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Risco? popularity and diffusion

Risco is the 27,223rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 369,139 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Risco reside; 73 percent reside in South America and 66 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 396,762nd most commonly held forename globally It is held by 462 people.

The surname is most numerous in Peru, where it is borne by 10,937 people, or 1 in 2,906. In Peru it is most common in: Lima Province, where 26 percent reside, Piura Region, where 22 percent reside and La Libertad Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside Peru Risco exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 14 percent reside and Ecuador, where 10 percent reside.

Risco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Risco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Risco surname grew 21,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Risco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Risco last name are 38.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Risco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,278 per year; in Colombia they earn 42.33% less than the national average, earning $13,092,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning $47,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning $45,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rişco932/
Riscos91194/
Ritsco9160/
Hrisco9115/
Riscou9115/
Rissco913/
Rischo912/
Riskco911/
Riscop911/
Riscot910/
Raisco910/
Rico89241,934/
Riso896,250/
Rîșco874/
Ruiseco83620/
Rischko8378/
Hritsco8324/
Hriscko8314/
Riscott832/
Raiscos831/
Reiscko830/
Ricco8012,720/
Ricou802,949/
Resco802,395/
Raico801,983/
Ricoy801,847/
Risko801,538/
Rusco80761/
Ricot80736/
Risca80593/
Risos80490/
Ricos80375/
Ricko80267/
Rieso80198/
Reiso80152/
Ritco80128/
Rizco80128/
Ruiso8064/
Hriso8062/
Rieco8057/
Hrico8049/
Ricod8036/
Ricoh8035/
Reico8026/
Roiso8026/
Raiso8025/
Roico8023/
Ricoi8018/
Risop8016/
Risod8014/
Risqo808/
Risot808/
Ricop808/
Risoy807/
Risgo806/
Risoi806/
Rițco805/
Ricoo804/
Rioco803/
Rrico803/
Risou802/
Risoo802/
Ricoa802/
Ruico802/
Risoz801/
Ricoz801/
Risoh801/
Roisecco7715/
Ruisecco7711/
Ritschko773/
Reasco732,254/
Hrisca731,087/
Hricko73821/
Ricoux73633/
Rishko73480/
Riskou73473/
Ricouz73357/
Ricois73302/
Roisko73191/
Hrisko73122/
Riskoi73105/
Riskos7397/
Ricout7395/
Riscau7387/
Riczko7367/
Ricous7366/
Riszko7351/
Risquo7344/
Riezco7343/
Risqoh7334/
Roisoh7330/
Roisot7327/
Ricoup7324/
Raicos7318/
Risopp7318/
Ruscko7317/
Rischa7316/
D'rico7316/
Raicod7315/
Ricoud7315/
Riskoa7313/
Hrisos7312/
Riskop7312/
Rescho7311/
Ricohe7310/
Hresco738/
Hritco738/
Riscah738/
Richco738/
Russco736/
Ricott736/
Rescot735/
Ressco735/
Reisgo735/
Reisop734/
Riccoh734/
Riesko734/
Riesca734/
Reisko734/
Riskoh733/
Raicot732/
Rescko732/
Ruscou732/
Rescos732/
Riosca732/
Ricoit732/
Riccou732/
Ruscoi731/
Risoux731/
Riocco731/
Reicco731/
Raisko731/
Risoud731/
Rissko731/
Riskoy731/
Ricoth731/
Ricouh731/
Riccoz731/
Ritcko731/
Ruizco731/
Ruicos731/
Risqot731/
Riscat731/
Roisca731/
Raisos731/
Ruisoz730/
Rischkopf7112/
Rizo6761,158/
Rijo6714,155/
Rica677,203/
Risa676,741/
Riko673,011/
Reascos672,665/
Reso671,499/
Reco67822/
Ricouch67546/
Rischka67240/
Hritsko6789/
Rescott6786/
Hriczko6775/
Reisach6767/
Ruschko6767/
D'ricco6741/
Hritcko6737/
Ritchko6736/
Hriszko6725/
Ristsoo6724/
Riqo6723/
Reijsoo6722/
Ritskos6715/
Ryco6713/
Rishkou679/
Hrishko678/
Ricò677/
Ritstso675/
Rică675/
Hriskos674/
Ryschko674/
Reschko673/
Ryso672/
Réco672/
Réso672/
Russcou671/
Rescoit671/
Rhistso671/
Ridskoy671/
Hriesko671/
Hryscko671/
Risó671/
Raicost671/
Rickhoj671/
Ricotsh671/
Ritskou671/
Ruiceco671/
Ruiscas671/
Riccost671/
Rjco671/
Ridcouh670/
Ridcous670/
Risatch670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Risco
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