Riscu Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Riscu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riscu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania491:409,75233,339
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Rişcu (1), Rișcu (1), Rîşcu (4) & Rîșcu (1) are calculated separately.

Riscu Last Name Facts

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

Riscu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Rişcu, Rișcu, Rîşcu or Rîșcu. For other potential spellings of Riscu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riscu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riscu is the 2,605,694th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Riscu reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Riscu is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 409,752. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Constanța County, where 71 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent are found and Maramureș County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania Riscu is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 4 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rişcu931/
Rișcu931/
Hriscu913,092/
Riscau9187/
Riscou9115/
Risu892,742/
Ricu89407/
Rîşcu874/
Rîșcu871/
Rischau834/
Răiescu831/
Raicu806,712/
Ricou802,949/
Risku80671/
Ricau80308/
Ruicu80132/
Risau8092/
Ritcu8032/
Ruisu8032/
Risut8029/
Raisu8026/
Risus8025/
Risui8025/
Risup8016/
Reicu8014/
Risuh8013/
Hricu809/
Ricut807/
Hrisu805/
Ricus805/
Reisu803/
Rescu803/
Risou802/
Ricuu801/
Risuj801/
Ricup801/
Ricuz800/
Rischkau7766/
Ricaud734,372/
Hritcu731,991/
Reisui731,516/
Ricoux73633/
Riskou73473/
Hrițcu73383/
Ricouz73357/
Hriţcu73308/
Ricaux73188/
Riscoe73149/
Ricaut73134/
Ricout7395/
Riesau7353/
Risahu7332/
Rricku7328/
Ricoup7324/
Ricoud7315/
Hricuš7314/
Riskeu7312/
Hrescu7310/
Hricus738/
Raisud737/
Riseus733/
Roisau733/
Reiseu733/
Hriseu732/
Raisku732/
Ricauz732/
Riccou732/
Riskui731/
Risoux731/
Risuis731/
Hrişcu731/
Hrișcu731/
Risoud731/
Rickau731/
Ricouh731/
Ricuzt731/
Riccuz731/
Rickeu731/
Raisus731/
Rickup730/
Rickut730/
Riccup730/
Rickuh730/
Resu672,304/
Riku671,550/
Riju671,369/
Rizu671,244/
Ricouch67546/
Ricoult67218/
Rîcu67150/
Ricault67140/
Recu67125/
Raiskup6780/
Reisaus6726/
Reiskup6723/
Rishkus6711/
Rishkou679/
Räsu678/
Reicheu672/
Riccuit671/
Ritskus671/
Ritskau671/
Reschau671/
Reschuh671/
Ricaudd671/
Ritskou671/
Rișcuța671/
Rîsu671/
Rycu671/
Ridcouh670/
Riccuis670/

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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
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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 Riscu
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