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Where Does The Last Name Risk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Risk (Hindi: रीसक, Russian: Риск) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Risk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Risk is the 89,856^th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,365,476 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Risk are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Risk is also the 413,955^th most common first name throughout the world, held by 430 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,250 people, or 1 in 161,093. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Risk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Risk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Risk surname rose 381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 409 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Risk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Risk last name are 15.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Risk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.2% more than the national average, earning R 482,892 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $53,196 CAD per year.