Risque Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Risque Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain751:623,36028,648
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
England21:27,859,030389,889
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Risqué (2) are calculated separately.

Risque (134) may also be a first name.

Risque Last Name Facts

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

The surname Risque has its highest incidence in Spain. It may be rendered as a variant: Risqué. Click here for other possible spellings of Risque.

How Common Is The Last Name Risque? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,604,449th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Risque are found; 60 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 800,975th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 134 people.

It is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 623,360. In Spain Risque is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 56 percent live, Basque Country, where 13 percent live and Castilla-La Mancha, where 12 percent live. Besides Spain this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Risque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Risque has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Risque last name increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Risque Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Risque last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Risque earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.32% more than the national average, earning $55,802 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Risqué942/
Risquez922,393/
Risquet92338/
Risques92177/
Risquer9211/
Rique912,110/
Riquet832,400/
Riquez83906/
Riquer83506/
Ricque83323/
Rusque83236/
Resque83219/
Riques83113/
Raique8331/
Risqie8318/
Rizque8311/
Riscue832/
Riquea832/
Risqui832/
Risqet831/
Risgue831/
Ruique831/
Rioque831/
Rieque831/
Riquie831/
Risq8021/
Riquett77999/
Rizquez77239/
Riqueth77138/
Resquer7782/
Rísquez7727/
Ricquet7710/
Resques773/
Rizques773/
Ricquez773/
Rizquet772/
Risquit772/
Resquez771/
Risquaa771/
Rioquei771/
Riquetz771/
Ricquer771/
Ricques771/
Raiques771/
Rishqut771/
Reque735,035/
Riske732,991/
Risqi73945/
Rigue73153/
Raiqe7358/
Riqui7320/
Riqué7320/
Risqy739/
Rizqe735/
Raisq734/
Raiqu732/
Riqer731/
Riszq731/
Ríque731/
Ricue731/
Riqie731/
Ruizquez715/
Ricquieh710/
Rische671,312/
Reuque67821/
Requez67816/
Reques67729/
Reiske67608/
Rieske67569/
Requet67496/
Rizqui67311/
Riskey67299/
Rescue67137/
Rizqie67129/
Requer67109/
Riq67107/
Riskie6755/
Raigue6746/
Reisek6742/
Reiseg6720/
Riquiz6717/
Riquis6715/
Riskeu6712/
Raiske6711/
Requea679/
Risske679/
Rusqui679/
Raiqeu679/
Resqui678/
Reigue678/
Risked675/
Rzigue675/
Riszke674/
Riquit674/
Requey673/
Riskei672/
Requie672/
Réquer672/
Rajque671/
Riskee671/
Raisek671/
Rishce671/
Rishke671/
Riskui671/
Risqih671/
Riguey671/
Rihgue671/
Reisqs671/
Riquij671/
Rizqee671/
Ríquez671/
Rüsquê671/
Rziqui671/
Ricqie671/
Riscke670/
Ruiske670/

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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 Risque
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