Recek Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Recek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Recek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6101:4,078747
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Austria101:851,54467,454
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Reček (90) are calculated separately.

Recek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Recek is found most frequently in Slovenia. It can also be found as a variant: Reček. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Recek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 364,871st most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,368,601 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Recek reside; 63 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Recek is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 610 people, or 1 in 4,078. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Mura, where 71 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 14 percent reside and Drava, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Slovenia this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Poland, where 3 percent reside.

Recek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Recek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 26,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Recek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Recek surname are 23.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Recek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $48,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.45% more than the national average, earning $57,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reček9390/
Reczek912,529/
Rejcek91228/
Rechek91154/
Reccek9136/
Hrecek9125/
Recsek9110/
Rescek9110/
Reciek913/
Regcek911/
Rezcek911/
Retcek911/
Reecek910/
Reichek83155/
Hrechek8332/
Recheck8323/
Reschek8312/
Reczeck832/
Recheks831/
Hreacek831/
Rzeczek831/
Retscek830/
Rezek803,397/
Rejek801,470/
Režek80837/
Resek80756/
Rycek80418/
Rešek80165/
Ricek8017/
Rekek8011/
Recik808/
Receg806/
Regek802/
Recec802/
Recex801/
Reischek7741/
Rescheke777/
Reyschek776/
Rejschek773/
Reicheck772/
Rieschek770/
Ryczek733,472/
Rejzek73552/
Rejsek73158/
Reziek73154/
Rejšek73139/
Resick73131/
Reseck73130/
Rezsek73128/
Rezeck7398/
Hrycek7380/
Rejžek7364/
Rešček7358/
Reczyk7357/
Reseke7350/
Rechik7342/
Reisek7342/
Richek7330/
Rychek7329/
Rezzek7326/
Reyzek7325/
Hricek7323/
Retzek7321/
Raicek7315/
Reszek7314/
Ryseck7311/
Hrecyk7311/
Rejeak7310/
Rescec7310/
Ressek739/
Rekiek738/
Rejeck738/
Redžek738/
Rezeik738/
Reaček738/
Retsek737/
Riczek737/
Recseg737/
Redzek736/
Rezhek735/
Rezeke735/
Reesik734/
Rejček734/
Rezeak734/
Rojcek733/
Rejjek732/
Rejeek732/
Rezick732/
Reshek732/
Hrecik732/
Rezekh732/
Reßeck732/
Ryckek731/
Ryzcek731/
Reajek731/
Recick731/
Redsek731/
Rejesk731/
Retcik731/
Riscek731/
Ricesk731/
Rizeck731/
Reysek731/
Rajcek731/
Reckec731/
Reczeg731/
Riecik731/
Rzesek731/
Ryciek731/
Rekeke731/
Rechyk731/
Rezkek731/
Reizek730/
Riseck730/
Reitcheck7184/
Rescheske7122/
Rietschek7115/
Rieschiek712/
Rejczyk67156/
Reysack67110/
Reiseck67101/
Retseck6768/
Rezchyk6762/
Rezchik6761/
Rzyczek6745/
Reicheg6737/
Hrezcyk6729/
Rejszek6729/
Rydzeck6727/
Rycheck6726/
Rieseck6722/
Redchyk6722/
Raichek6716/
Hrejzek6715/
Rojcsek6715/
Riedzek6715/
Hrechyk6714/
Reissek6713/
Reiczyk6711/
Roichek6710/
Hretzek679/
Reichik678/
Rejeske677/
Rajcsek677/
Reizick676/
Reizeck676/
Richeke675/
Resseck675/
Hrešček675/
Royseck674/
Reaseck674/
Ruichek674/
Hretsek674/
Redchik673/
Raychek673/
Ryczeck673/
Rechick673/
Reschik672/
Risceck672/
Rayczek672/
Reedkyk672/
Resehke672/
Reshick672/
Ressick671/
Reychik671/
Reschekova671/
Reesick671/
Raiseck671/
Reazeak671/
Redcick671/
Reddsek671/
Redseck671/
Reggick671/
Rezeick671/
Rejseck671/
Riedcyk671/
Reszeak671/
Reszick671/
Retsick671/
Rischek671/
Risieck671/
Hredzek671/
Hriczek671/
Hryciek671/
Rajczek671/
Reidzek671/
Reikeke671/
Reiszek671/
Rejjeak671/
Reyseyk671/
Ritzeck671/
Reijsek671/
Rechisk671/
Hrescyk671/
Hrychek671/
Richeck670/
Reisick670/
Reasick670/
Riezeck670/

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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 Recek
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