Recs Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Recs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Recs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia541:37,9645,774
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Rečs (1) are calculated separately.

Recs (33) may also be a first name.

Recs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Recs occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Rečs. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Recs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Recs is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Recs live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Baltic Europe. Recs is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 33 people.

It is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 37,964. In Latvia Recs is primarily concentrated in: Latgale, where 46 percent live, Vidzeme, where 20 percent live and Riga Planning Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Latvia Recs exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Recs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Recs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Recs surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rečs921/
Recas89253/
Recks89167/
Recse89117/
Rechs8973/
Recsi8953/
Recos8935/
Recsó8922/
Recus899/
Recsy895/
Recso894/
Riecs891/
Raecs891/
Reycs891/
Reecs890/
Reacs890/
Reics890/
Rcs866/
Reicks80925/
Recasa80452/
Riecks80400/
Recoso80115/
Roecks8092/
Reckas8085/
Reckis8043/
Riecss8036/
Recsei8032/
Reichs8029/
Reckus8028/
Recous8024/
Recosa8023/
Reecks8022/
Recass8017/
Recsey8012/
Wrecks805/
Riechs804/
Reccas804/
Ruecas804/
Recuso802/
Recuse802/
Recues801/
Reucas801/
Reachs801/
Roechs801/
Recase801/
Recusa801/
Reycks801/
Reckos801/
Reecse800/
Recoes800/
Reckes800/
Reacks800/
Reecus800/
Reks75926/
Racs75176/
Rács7557/
Rucs7540/
Rics7523/
Rcas754/
Rkes752/
Rcsi752/
Rcos752/
Hrcs752/
Regs751/
Rocs751/
Ràcs751/
Rccs751/
Rycs751/
Rqes751/
Rchs751/
Rcks751/
Rcso751/
Reqs751/
Recouso73404/
Reocasa7349/
Reckase7313/
Reckess7313/
Reycasa738/
Recayes736/
Reuckis733/
Recassa732/
Reickes731/
Rieckes731/
Recauso731/
Reckaus731/
Recoyes731/
Recusse731/
Recussi731/
Rieucos731/
Reoucas731/
Rieckus730/
Reackas730/
Reccuis730/
Recueso730/
Ricks6726,838/
Rocks676,523/
Rakes676,441/
Ricse672,967/
Rucks672,562/
Rocas672,068/
Reeks671,793/
Regas671,325/
Regus671,193/
Rekus671,074/
Rekis671,062/
Rieks67934/
Reksa67866/
Regős67757/
Rukes67732/
Regos67667/
Rokes67567/
Rekas67543/
Ricas67504/
Racsa67503/
Ricos67375/
Rekos67280/
Rucas67233/
Reckhaus67221/
Rikes67175/
Rekso67137/
Ruchs67112/
Ricsi67104/
Reksi67103/
Rocos6797/
Racks6788/
Rekes6788/
Rocus6787/
Racus6781/
Raics6775/
Racas6771/
Récsi6767/
Rekys6766/
Richs6765/
Racsi6761/
Rycus6759/
Reaks6758/
Hracs6757/
Rykes6753/
Regös6749/
Reggs6745/
Roeks6743/
Racos6741/
Rochs6733/
Rocsa6729/
Regás6725/
Rexcy6724/
Rycks6720/
Racso6713/
Ricós6712/
Rucos6711/
Rachs6711/
Hrács6710/
Regàs678/
Hrics677/
Regso676/
Rekcy675/
Ricus675/
Rekse674/
Rech Oss674/
Reķis674/
Roqes674/
Ricsa674/
Reeoucas673/
Riegs673/
Reiks673/
Reigs673/
Raqes673/
Rekci672/
Reqis672/
Regsa672/
Regsi672/
Rökes672/
Racse671/
Roucs671/
Regse671/
Riccs671/
Rekhs671/
Riocs671/
Rkesa671/
Roegs671/
Wreks671/
Rocse671/
Regós671/
Regús671/
Rekks671/
Reksy671/
Recosawa671/
Recousso671/
Reçus671/
Rkwes671/
Rocsi671/
Recaz671/
Rycas671/
Rkies671/
Reqas671/
Raacs671/
Rracs671/
Reck Oss671/
Raycs671/
Rccse671/
Rcuas671/
Ricss670/
Reygs670/
Reckusih670/
Reegs670/
Raegs670/
Wregs670/
Rueks670/

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