Ziska Surname

249,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Ziska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9181:394,83534,638
Germany2261:356,21934,354
Slovakia951:56,17310,849
Denmark921:61,3566,206
Faroe Islands531:924130
France511:1,302,406132,002
Austria431:198,03324,866
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England161:3,482,379114,324
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

The alternate forms: Ziška (5) & Žiška (902) are calculated separately.

Ziska (461) may also be a first name.

Ziska Last Name Facts

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

Ziska (Russian: Зиска) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ziška or Žiška. Click here for further potential spellings of Ziska.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziska? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ziska is the 249,495th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,580,481 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Ziska are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ziska is also the 397,322nd most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 461 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 918 people, or 1 in 394,835. In The United States Ziska is most numerous in: Ohio, where 21 percent reside, Nebraska, where 11 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Ziska occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent reside and Slovakia, where 6 percent reside.

Ziska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ziska has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 987 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ziska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ziska last name are 12.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.22% registered with the party.

The amount Ziska earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $49,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.66% more than the national average, earning $56,967 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziška935/
Zishka91139/
Zieska91126/
Zaiska9162/
Zeiska9115/
Zisska9114/
Ziskay918/
Ziszka916/
Žiška87902/
Zischka83751/
Zhishka832/
Dziszka831/
Rzhiska831/
Zizka80354/
Ziske80304/
Zyska80172/
Zisca8065/
Zeska8018/
Ziski8017/
Zisky8014/
Zeischka7756/
Dzieszka7721/
Zischkay771/
Zieske731,142/
Zeiske731,025/
Ziskie7385/
Ziskey7326/
Zeisky7324/
Zyszka7323/
Rzyska7312/
Zieski738/
Zeiski733/
Zheska732/
Ziškay732/
Jiskai731/
Zaiske731/
Rzeska731/
Ziscke730/
Ziesky730/
Ziskayova712/
Zischke67877/
Ziajski67195/
Zhitsky6746/
Rzyszka6725/
Zeiscke6722/
Zeschka6712/
Zyschka6710/
Zhyshka675/
Zeiseke671/
Drzyska671/
Rzhisky671/
Rzhiski671/
Zischki671/
Zhidsky671/
Zieskeh671/
Ziedski671/
Zgiskis671/
Rzeszka671/
Zeitske670/
Ceiskay670/

Ziska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ziska in the Russian language
Зискаziska-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ziska
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