Riscu Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Riscu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 49 | 1:409,752 | 33,339 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
The last name Riscu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Rişcu, Rișcu, Rîşcu or Rîșcu. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Riscu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Riscu is the 2,605,694th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Riscu live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The last name Riscu is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 409,752. In Romania it is most numerous in: Constanța County, where 71 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent reside and Maramureș County, where 8 percent reside. Beside Romania Riscu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Riscu
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