Risek Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Risek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 305 | 1:13,864 | 2,723 |
| Israel | 46 | 1:186,036 | 18,427 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Slovenia | 17 | 1:146,334 | 13,558 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Risek (31) may also be a first name.
Risek Demographics
Average Risek Salary in
United States
$33,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Risek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Risek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Risek occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Risek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 679,794th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The surname Risek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Risek are found; 74 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Risek is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 31 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 13,864. In Croatia Risek is mostly found in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 26 percent live, Varaždin County, where 26 percent live and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Croatia this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 11 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent live.
Risek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Risek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Risek Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Risek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,425 CAD per year.
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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 Risek
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