Wriske Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wriske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wriske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Wriske Last Name Facts

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

Wriske occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wriske? popularity and diffusion

Wriske is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Wriske reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 47 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found.

Wriske Last Name Statistics demography

Wriske earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrieske9231/
Wriskey923/
Wriszke921/
Wrisk9163/
Wrischke8634/
Wriska8348/
Wrisky8328/
Wrüske833/
Briscke7762/
Brisske7752/
Brishke7730/
Briszke7721/
Braiske7713/
Briskee773/
Breiske771/
Wreskey770/
Vrisk7392/
Brischke71381/
Bryske6799/
Bräske6731/
Wreski6720/
Brißke6719/
Vriska6712/
Brisck6710/
Wrysec677/
Briszk674/
Wresky672/
Wriezc671/
Wrusky671/
Vreske671/
Breischke671/
Vruggiske670/
Breisk670/

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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 Wriske
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