Risker Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Risker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:3,897,408212,857
England761:733,13240,828
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Risker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Risker (Russian: Рискер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Risker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,185,157th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. Risker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Risker are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Risker is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 3,897,408. In The United States Risker is mostly found in: Missouri, where 23 percent reside, Michigan, where 17 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Risker exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Risker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Risker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Risker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Risker surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.

Risker earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.53% less than the national average, earning $28,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reisker9241/
Risåker922/
Ritsker921/
Riszker921/
Riskert920/
Rischker862/
Reiseker860/
Resker8345/
Rusker834/
Rysker833/
Rixker830/
Reisecker80302/
Rischer77979/
Richker7766/
Riskjær7727/
Riczker7713/
Risquer7711/
Retsker778/
Ressker771/
Russker770/
Reischer711,232/
Risquert712/
Rizscher711/
Richkert711/
Ruischer711/
Raischer711/
Reichker710/
Reskir6714/
Hreischer671/
Reißecker671/
Ruzker671/
Rreischer670/
Rüscher621,116/
Rescher62237/
Resquer6282/
Ruskjær6236/
Resscer622/
Ryskjær621/
Risquir621/
Resqier621/
Resquier5741/
Røjskjær5726/
Reyscher5725/
Reascher570/

Risker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Risker in the Russian language
Рискерrisker-

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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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  • 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 Risker
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