Riske Surname
Approximately 2,991 people bear this surname
Riske Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,238 | 1:292,778 | 27,135 |
| Germany | 833 | 1:96,645 | 12,049 |
| Brazil | 383 | 1:558,941 | 20,909 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Russia | 79 | 1:1,824,342 | 117,368 |
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Latvia | 35 | 1:58,573 | 8,789 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Paraguay | 24 | 1:301,531 | 4,820 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 98 | 1:512,436 | 35,831 |
The alternate forms: Riské (86) are calculated separately.
Riske (868) may also be a first name.
Riske Demographics
Average Riske Salary in
United States
$46,632 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Riske Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riske in the Russian language | ||
| Риске | riske | - |
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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 Riske
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