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

Risker (Russian: Рискер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Risker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,185,157th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Risker reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 3,897,408. In The United States Risker is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 23 percent live, Michigan, where 17 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States Risker occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Risker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Risker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Risker surname 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 holding the Risker last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% being 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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  • 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 Risker
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