Reek Surname
Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname
Reek Surname Definition:
A Scot. diminutive of Rickard, Richard, q.v.
Reek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 542 | 1:668,743 | 53,351 |
| Netherlands | 403 | 1:41,904 | 7,101 |
| Germany | 364 | 1:221,169 | 24,820 |
| England | 206 | 1:270,476 | 21,309 |
| Estonia | 61 | 1:21,669 | 3,800 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 108 | 1:225,698 | 17,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 126 | 1:398,561 | 29,579 |
Reek (90) may also be a first name.
Reek Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Scot. diminutive of Rickard, Richard, q.v.
Reek Demographics
Reek Political Affiliation
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Reek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Reek (Russian: Реек) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Reek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Reek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Reek is the 230,125th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,143,005 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Reek live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. Reek is also the 1,005,046th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 90 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 668,743. In The United States Reek is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Minnesota, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 21 percent are found.
Reek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Reek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Reek surname increased 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Reek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Reek surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Reek surname are 20.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.69% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Reek earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.07% less than the national average, earning 269,712 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.58% less than the national average, earning R 176,856 per year; in United States they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $40,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $50,393 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rejek | 89 | 1,470 | / |
| Reeck | 89 | 1,000 | / |
| Reeke | 89 | 88 | / |
| Reyek | 89 | 9 | / |
| Reezk | 89 | 9 | / |
| Hreek | 89 | 3 | / |
| Rzeek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reedk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reekh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reekt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reesk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Rek | 86 | 6,315 | / |
| Rajeek | 80 | 153 | / |
| Reeske | 80 | 83 | / |
| Reecks | 80 | 22 | / |
| Rejeck | 80 | 8 | / |
| Reecke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rejeek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Reekth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rehiek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reieks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reekhh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Riek | 75 | 79,311 | / |
| Reck | 75 | 16,578 | / |
| Reak | 75 | 5,024 | / |
| Hrek | 75 | 3,079 | / |
| Reeg | 75 | 2,163 | / |
| Reke | 75 | 2,108 | / |
| Reik | 75 | 945 | / |
| Reuk | 75 | 464 | / |
| Rekh | 75 | 440 | / |
| Roek | 75 | 429 | / |
| Reyk | 75 | 174 | / |
| Rekk | 75 | 158 | / |
| Raek | 75 | 80 | / |
| Ruek | 75 | 57 | / |
| Reqe | 75 | 51 | / |
| Rzek | 75 | 23 | / |
| Rehk | 75 | 14 | / |
| Reec | 75 | 13 | / |
| Reeq | 75 | 12 | / |
| Rhek | 75 | 6 | / |
| Reķe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rejk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ryek | 75 | 3 | / |
| Regk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Reqk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rekg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rekc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rekq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hraieek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rieck | 67 | 16,267 | / |
| Rojek | 67 | 13,815 | / |
| Reque | 67 | 5,035 | / |
| Rehák | 67 | 2,684 | / |
| Rehak | 67 | 2,652 | / |
| Rejak | 67 | 1,801 | / |
| Reick | 67 | 1,627 | / |
| Recke | 67 | 1,538 | / |
| Rajek | 67 | 1,427 | / |
| Regue | 67 | 1,262 | / |
| Hrekh | 67 | 864 | / |
| Reykh | 67 | 760 | / |
| Rekhe | 67 | 483 | / |
| Rayek | 67 | 454 | / |
| Rijek | 67 | 325 | / |
| Rejec | 67 | 312 | / |
| Reike | 67 | 272 | / |
| Reyeg | 67 | 268 | / |
| Retke | 67 | 239 | / |
| Rowek | 67 | 160 | / |
| Roiek | 67 | 151 | / |
| Redke | 67 | 137 | / |
| Royek | 67 | 128 | / |
| Reuck | 67 | 124 | / |
| Reikh | 67 | 115 | / |
| Resck | 67 | 113 | / |
| Rekke | 67 | 105 | / |
| Reuke | 67 | 104 | / |
| Reyke | 67 | 101 | / |
| Rájek | 67 | 47 | / |
| Rauek | 67 | 44 | / |
| Reňák | 67 | 41 | / |
| Recck | 67 | 33 | / |
| Reyuk | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hreik | 67 | 32 | / |
| Reask | 67 | 24 | / |
| Rezke | 67 | 24 | / |
| Rawek | 67 | 21 | / |
| Reyak | 67 | 21 | / |
| Rezkh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Rouek | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rujek | 67 | 18 | / |
| Rejke | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rejeg | 67 | 14 | / |
| Reyex | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rezck | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reňak | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reeschke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reyik | 67 | 9 | / |
| Reßke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hrzek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hrđek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Reecc | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ryjek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rziek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Reyok | 67 | 5 | / |
| Reják | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hraek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rehke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Riyek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reack | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reakh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rechk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rejik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reshk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reddk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reecg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reedx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reesg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reiok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riekg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reuak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hreck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Retck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rehekova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reaqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reißk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reyec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reysk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reytk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Réjek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rrekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hreex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzeeq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rejkq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rezzk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hreeq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrezk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rheik | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reckt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reecs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reiak | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reegs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reect | 67 | 0 | / |
| Resks | 67 | 0 | / |
Reek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Reek in the Russian language | ||
| Реек | reek | - |
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