Riske Surname

147,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Riske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2381:292,77827,135
Germany8331:96,64512,049
Brazil3831:558,94120,909
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
Poland551:691,06859,060
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Australia361:749,88148,970
Latvia351:58,5738,789
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

The alternate forms: Riské (86) are calculated separately.

Riske (868) may also be a first name.

Riske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riske (Russian: Риске) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Riské. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riske? popularity and diffusion

It is the 147,933rd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,436,491 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Riske are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Riske is also the 276,206th most common given name internationally, borne by 868 people.

Riske is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,238 people, or 1 in 292,778. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 18 percent are found, Michigan, where 13 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States Riske occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Riske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riske has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riske surname are 9.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riske earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $50,433 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riské9386/
Reiske91608/
Rieske91569/
Riskey91299/
Riskie9155/
Riskeu9112/
Raiske9111/
Risske919/
Risked915/
Riszke914/
Riskei912/
Riskee911/
Rishke911/
Riscke910/
Ruiske910/
Risk895,337/
Rischke83363/
Ritskes83356/
Reisker8341/
Rieskie833/
Risåker832/
Rishkes831/
Riszker831/
Reiscke831/
Ritsker831/
Raiskey830/
Ritscke830/
Riskets830/
Reiskey830/
Riski809,850/
Riska806,491/
Risky802,521/
Reske802,213/
Ruske801,363/
Ryske80167/
Rizke8026/
Rüske805/
Raisk803/
Rishk803/
Reisk802/
Risck802/
Reischke77175/
Ritschke7748/
Rieschke7722/
Rischker772/
Raischke771/
Rische731,312/
Reszke731,229/
Raiski73459/
Ruskey73377/
Reshke73296/
Reisky73196/
Riszki73135/
Risque73126/
Reiska73125/
Rizkie73119/
Riskay73111/
Raiska73105/
Riskoi73105/
Rissky7393/
Riscky7389/
Reeske7383/
Rriska7382/
Riesky7375/
Raisky7369/
Rescke7354/
Reiski7350/
Reskey7348/
Reisek7342/
Reaske7337/
Ruszke7337/
Ryskie7332/
Ruskie7331/
Ryskey7330/
Risska7323/
Riskhi7322/
Reiská7321/
Ruskee7321/
Ryshke7320/
Riskhy7320/
Roiska7320/
Reiseg7320/
Rizski7319/
Reiský7319/
Risqie7318/
Rishkh7318/
Rioski7317/
Riszka7316/
Russke7316/
Rishky7315/
Retske7313/
Rizsky7313/
Riskoa7313/
Riskis7311/
Rejske739/
Rizkee739/
Reskie738/
Royske738/
Rižski738/
Resske737/
Rueske736/
Riskha736/
Ryoske736/
Ryszke736/
Rieski734/
Redske733/
Rysker733/
Ruhske733/
Ruiski733/
Riskai733/
Ritski732/
Rishka732/
Riskka732/
Rijsky732/
Raisks732/
Rijski732/
Raisek731/
Rijska731/
Rishce731/
Riskii731/
Riskui731/
Riskyi731/
Risqet731/
Hriski731/
Risgue731/
Rischk731/
Riskoy731/
Rizkey731/
Reskes731/
Riscki731/
Rishki731/
Riesck730/
Ruskea730/
Reuske730/
Riosky730/
Rojske730/
Riskio730/
Riskip730/
Rizk6795,628/
Reschke6710,787/
Risquez672,393/
Ruschke671,273/
Resk67635/
Raiskio67467/
Riskova67427/
Reische67367/
Risquet67338/
Raiskyi67308/
Rischka67240/
Risques67177/
Reiseck67101/
Rizhsky6787/
Riskowa6775/
Richker6766/
Raitsky6732/
Risq6721/
Risková6720/
Hrishka6718/
Reisegg6717/
Ritskiy6716/
Russkie6715/
Raiskiy6714/
Riczker6713/
Reissek6713/
Risc6713/
Risquer6711/
Riezkie6710/
Retsker678/
Raijski678/
Riskaja678/
Reiskis677/
Reiszky677/
Raiskii676/
Raiskha675/
Reitsky675/
Räschke675/
Ruitsky674/
Rishche673/
Reiszki673/
Reiskyi673/
Rayskie672/
Reishce672/
Rzhiska671/
Riskaya671/
Rzhisky671/
Rajskie671/
Raische671/
Raiseck671/
Rzhiski671/
Russkei671/
Reshcke671/
Redskey671/
Ridskoy671/
Ressker671/
Rijskiy671/
Rizskii671/
Roitski671/
Risg671/
Rishkis671/
Rishsky671/
Ritchke671/
Resckhe671/
Reichke671/
Reiszek671/
Rüschke671/
Rizskiy671/
Reijsek671/
Roiseki671/
Raiskis671/
Rioscki671/
Reskeys670/
Rysk670/
Rushkey670/
Richket670/

Riske Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riske in the Russian language
Рискеriske-

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