Risek Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Risek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3051:13,8642,723
Israel461:186,03618,427
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Risek (31) may also be a first name.

Risek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Risek is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Risek? popularity and diffusion

Risek is the 679,794th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. Risek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Risek reside; 74 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Risek is also the 1,874,099th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most common in Croatia, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 13,864. In Croatia Risek is primarily concentrated in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 26 percent live, Varaždin County, where 26 percent live and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 9 percent live. Besides Croatia this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 11 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent live.

Risek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Risek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Risek last name 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reisek9142/
Risekh9118/
Rishek919/
Rissek912/
Raisek911/
Riscek911/
Risiek911/
Riseck910/
Riseke910/
Rissiek83170/
Reiseck83101/
Rieseck8322/
Reissek8313/
Ritshek834/
Risceck832/
Raiseck831/
Rischek831/
Rishiek831/
Risieck831/
Reiszek831/
Risseke831/
Rishekh831/
Reijsek831/
Rusek808,461/
Rizek801,150/
Resek80756/
Rijek80325/
Risik80114/
Risec8024/
Ricek8017/
Rigek8013/
Rysek809/
Riseg805/
Riček805/
Reischek7741/
Ritschek7715/
Rieschek770/
Russek731,911/
Rissik73196/
Rejsek73158/
Reziek73154/
Reseck73130/
Rezsek73128/
Riscik7365/
Risheq7363/
Reseke7350/
Rishik7350/
Ruszek7338/
Risheg7333/
Hricek7323/
Rysiek7321/
Reiseg7320/
Rojsek7319/
Raicek7315/
Reszek7314/
Rushek7313/
Risick7313/
Ryseck7311/
Ruzsek7310/
Rescek7310/
Ressek739/
Reisik739/
Retsek737/
Riczek737/
Risaik736/
Rajsek736/
Raisik735/
Riscyk734/
Ruseck733/
Reshek732/
Rzizek732/
Hrysek732/
Ruseak731/
Ruseik731/
Redsek731/
Hrusek731/
Ricesk731/
Rizeck731/
Reysek731/
Hrisik731/
Riecik731/
Rizeik731/
Rzesek731/
Ryszek731/
Ruhsek731/
Ryciek731/
Ruseek731/
Rusekh731/
Rusiek731/
Reizek730/
Rhusek730/
Rieschiek712/
Riskova67427/
Rushekh67311/
Ritsick67178/
Reichek67155/
Riskowa6775/
Retseck6768/
Russeck6758/
Hriesik6750/
Rieschieck6745/
Risczik6741/
Hriešik6736/
Ruschek6734/
Rejszek6729/
Rhyshek6721/
Hriseňková6721/
Hritsik6717/
Reisegg6717/
Raichek6716/
Rischik6715/
Hrytsek6713/
Reschek6712/
Roichek6710/
Raisykh678/
Russekk677/
Reizeck676/
Richeke675/
Rusceak675/
Rissick675/
Resseck675/
Royseck674/
Reaseck674/
Raisick674/
Richeik674/
Raisikh674/
Ruichek674/
Rissyck674/
Hretsek674/
Resehke672/
Richesk672/
Risczyk672/
Hrushek672/
Rusheck671/
Rusieck671/
Reddsek671/
Redseck671/
Rejseck671/
Reszeak671/
Riscect671/
Risicks671/
Hriczek671/
Hryciek671/
Rajszek671/
Reyseyk671/
Ruhseck671/
Roisike671/
Rechisk671/
Riseigh670/
Ruszegk670/
Retscek670/
Reisick670/
Riezeck670/

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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 Risek
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