Riskedal Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Riskedal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riskedal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway511:100,82913,689
United States201:18,122,947588,089

Riskedal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riskedal is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Riskedal.

How Common Is The Last Name Riskedal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Riskedal live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Riskedal is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 100,829. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 98 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 2 percent live. Barring Norway this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live.

Riskedal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Riskedal are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riskedal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning 369,614 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD 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
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  • 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 Riskedal
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