Reck Surname

32,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,8121:9,1361,141
United States3,7151:97,56610,879
Brazil1,9021:112,5524,251
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Switzerland3111:26,4084,089
Australia2691:100,35611,341
Ireland2441:19,2992,018
England1441:386,93126,993
Canada1311:281,26426,302
France1091:609,38380,423
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Poland511:745,27061,215
Denmark471:120,10011,018
Austria461:185,11823,639
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
China21:683,660,78330,601
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland721:61,5264,797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5461:91,9769,439

Reck (199) may also be a first name.

Reck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reck is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reck? popularity and diffusion

Reck is the 32,149th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 439,591 people. The surname Reck is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Reck are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Reck is also the 642,605th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 199 people.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 8,812 people, or 1 in 9,136. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Reck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Reck surname rose 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 339 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 847 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Reck last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Reck are 15.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Reck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning 303,193 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.85% more than the national average, earning R 451,152 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $54,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieck8916,267/
Reick891,627/
Recke891,538/
Reeck891,000/
Reuck89124/
Resck89113/
Recck8933/
Rezck8910/
Reack892/
Rechk892/
Hreck891/
Retck891/
Reckt890/
Rek866,315/
Rec86544/
Reicke80126/
Rieckh8070/
Reecks8022/
Rechke8021/
Reecke803/
Reschk802/
Reckke801/
Hreick801/
Reycks801/
Reshck800/
Reacke800/
Reichk800/
Riek7579,311/
Rick7514,518/
Reak755,024/
Hrek753,079/
Reke752,108/
Reek751,759/
Reik75945/
Rejc75837/
Reuk75464/
Rekh75440/
Ryck75250/
Räck75176/
Reyk75174/
Rekk75158/
Riec75158/
Recq7571/
Reic7557/
Rzek7523/
Rehk7514/
Reec7513/
Recc7511/
Rhek756/
Rect756/
Rrec755/
Rejk753/
Regk752/
Reqk752/
Rekg751/
Recg751/
Reyc751/
Rzec751/
Rekc751/
Rekq751/
Reschke7310,787/
Reckova7339/
Recková7331/
Rettcke733/
Reachke731/
Reshcke731/
Reggick731/
Resckhe731/
Reichke731/
Reiscke731/
Readcke730/
Ricke673,304/
Roick67876/
Hrekh67864/
Reykh67760/
Rekhe67483/
Reike67272/
Retke67239/
Ryckx67193/
Reischke67175/
Räcke67163/
Raick67143/
Redke67137/
Reikh67115/
Rekke67105/
Reyke67101/
Reeke6788/
Rycke6755/
Ruick6741/
Rijck6737/
Hreik6732/
Reask6724/
Rezke6724/
Ruyck6723/
Hrick6722/
Reacq6721/
Rezkh6721/
Recch6716/
Rejke6715/
Rizck6711/
Reeschke6710/
Reezk679/
Hryck678/
Reßke678/
Hrzek678/
React677/
Hrđek677/
Reecc676/
Rziek676/
Rajck674/
Hresc673/
Rehke673/
Hreek673/
Hreckova673/
Hrecková673/
Reake672/
Reakh672/
Royck672/
Rzeek671/
Resdc671/
Reshk671/
Reddk671/
Reecg671/
Reedk671/
Reekh671/
Reekt671/
Regch671/
Riekg671/
Ricck671/
Reißk671/
Reysk671/
Reytk671/
Rojck671/
Rrekh671/
Riekh671/
Rejkq671/
Rehgc671/
Riecq671/
Rickg671/
Reycs671/
Reschcke671/
Reschhke671/
Rezzk671/
Hrezk671/
Rrick670/
Reisc670/
Rheik670/
Reecs670/
Reacs670/
Reesk670/
Reect670/
Resks670/

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Footnotes

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