Rizk Surname

5,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Rizk Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Arabic word رزق, which means 'sustenance'.

Rizk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt47,5611:1,933268
Lebanon13,9371:40452
Saudi Arabia7,1551:4,312576
Syria5,4971:3,511412
Yemen4,8841:5,411768
Jordan4,6781:1,890342
United States2,3811:152,23015,634
Morocco2,0111:17,1442,613
Palestine1,5431:2,948634
Kuwait8771:4,334585
Canada6881:53,5556,399
Iraq6391:54,8072,092
Israel6151:13,9152,113
France5961:111,44816,665
United Arab Emirates4811:19,0482,240
Australia4201:64,2757,702
Bahrain2501:5,394963
Sweden1981:49,7313,847
Qatar1971:11,9701,310
Brazil1731:1,237,42442,571
England1731:322,07023,948
Mexico851:1,460,30815,990
Venezuela581:520,7609,798
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Greece381:291,57342,990
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Tunisia231:26,5494,038
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Austria201:425,77243,235
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Finland121:458,05828,977
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Oman81:460,9965,668
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Norway61:857,04855,549
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belize21:177,7373,502
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Rizk (20,180) may also be a first name.

Rizk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Arabic word رزق, which means 'sustenance'.

- levantine

Rizk or Rizq is a surname meaning 'livelihood', 'subsistence'.

- rizk2

Rizk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rizk (Russian: Ризк) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,899th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 76,207 people. Rizk occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Rizk are found; 52 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Rizk is also the 37,540th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 20,180 people.

The last name Rizk is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 47,561 people, or 1 in 1,933. Beside Egypt Rizk exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 15 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found.

Rizk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rizk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rizk last name expanded 29,763 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rizk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Maronite (54%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Rizk last name are 1.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Rizk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 39.91% less than the national average, earning €18,045 per year; in United States they earn 24.08% more than the national average, earning $53,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.67% more than the national average, earning $57,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reizk89126/
Raizk8931/
Rizke8926/
Riezk8912/
Rizck8911/
Rizkk891/
Rizkh891/
Riszke804/
Rezk7555,614/
Rizq755,675/
Risk755,337/
Ruzk7510/
Ryzk755/
Rizx752/
Rizc751/
Rizkova7391/
Reiszek731/
Riske672,991/
Reazk67123/
Rezke6724/
Rezkh6721/
Rezck6710/
Reezk679/
Rizqe675/
Ruzck673/
Rishk673/
Ruizq673/
Raisk673/
Ruizx673/
Ruizc672/
Rzysk672/
Risck672/
Reisk672/
Riszq671/
Ryczk671/
Rizzc671/
Ryszk671/
Raizq671/
Reißk671/
Hrezk671/
Rezzk671/

Rizk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rizk in the Russian language
Ризкrizk-

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