Vrisk Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vrisk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vrisk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia471:52,9298,569
Austria311:274,69131,731
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Vrisk Last Name Facts

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

Vrisk (Russian: Вриск) is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vrisk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,943,350th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Vrisk reside; 51 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Vrisk is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 52,929. In Slovenia Vrisk is primarily concentrated in: Lower Sava, where 66 percent are found, Savinja, where 21 percent are found and Carinthia, where 2 percent are found. Barring Slovenia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vresk80525/
Wrisk8063/
Wriske7327/
Brisck7310/
Briszk734/
Vreszk732/
Vreske731/
Vressk731/
Breisk730/
Wriszke671/
Vreskova6238/
Wrischke6234/
Vrichksh621/
Brysk60108/
Brizk601/
Vreshkova577/
Vrescs552/
Breschk501/

Vrisk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vrisk in the Russian language
Врискvrisk-

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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 Vrisk
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