Visk Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Visk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Visk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Visk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Visk (Russian: Виск) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Visk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Visk is the 1,041,601st most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Visk are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 2,047,791. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 33 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Visk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Visk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,425 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Visk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Visk last name are 11.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.12% registered to vote for the political party.

Visk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning $49,520 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viske8941/
Viskx891/
Visck891/
Vishk891/
Voisk891/
Vaishk801/
Fisk7519,815/
Wisk75599/
Uisk7544/
Vesk7527/
Visc758/
Vysk756/
Visx751/
Vizk751/
Visg751/
Viskova73938/
Vittske739/
Fiske678,623/
Veske671,404/
Wiske67302/
Fiskå67250/
Wisck67185/
Vojsk67149/
Hvisc6748/
Vishkova6725/
Wiszk6722/
Fisck6713/
Voiskova6712/
Whisk679/
Vysek678/
Fishk676/
Fisks675/
Vissková675/
Wiesk673/
Huisk673/
Bisck671/
Vizck671/
Viesc671/
Fisqk671/
Vaisc671/
Viscc671/
Phisk671/
Feisk670/
Widsk670/
Waisk670/

Visk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Visk in the Russian language
Вискvisk-

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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
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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 Visk
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