Queck Surname

199,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Queck Surname Definition:

A form of Quick, q.v. [Middle English quek, Old English cwic = O.H.Ger. quec]

Queck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6921:47,5806,236
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Singapore601:91,7953,674
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Queck (50) may also be a first name.

Queck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A form of Quick, q.v. [Middle English quek, Old English cwic = O.H.Ger. quec]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Queck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Queck is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Queck? popularity and diffusion

The last name Queck is the 199,660th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,483,531 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Queck are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 50 people.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,692 people, or 1 in 47,580. In Germany Queck is mostly found in: Saxony, where 37 percent are found, Thuringia, where 15 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Singapore, where 3 percent are found.

Queck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Queck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Queck surname increased 822 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Queck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Queck surname are 23.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Queck earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.27% more than the national average, earning R 314,328 per year; in United States they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $43,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $50,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quecke91348/
Quieck911/
Queeck911/
Quek8951,049/
Quec897/
Quick8044,359/
Kueck80587/
Gueck80184/
Quiec80183/
Quäck8072/
Quecq8028/
Queke8016/
Quwek8012/
Qucik8010/
Queek808/
Cueck804/
Hquek803/
Quetk802/
Quekc801/
Queyc801/
Quyck801/
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Quecková771/
Qec759/
Qek757/
Quicke73511/
Kuecks7379/
Kuecke7316/
Quehec739/
Queike731/
Qwuick730/
Qucick730/
Keck6731,311/
Kuek6716,400/
Guek676,099/
Quic67971/
Quik67839/
Quex67718/
Queg6743/
Qhek6730/
Qwek6718/
Qeke6717/
Cuek6711/
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Qick675/
Kuec674/
Guec673/
Qekk673/
Quyc672/
Qecc671/
Queakeh671/
Qeak671/
Qujk671/
Cqek671/
Qecq671/
Qedk671/
Qkec671/
Qegk671/
Qeic671/
Qekc671/
Qekg671/
Qekp671/
Qekx671/
Qesk671/
Qetc671/
Qexc671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Queck
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