Reek Surname

230,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Reek Surname Definition:

A Scot. diminutive of Rickard, Richard, q.v.

Reek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5421:668,74353,351
Netherlands4031:41,9047,101
Germany3641:221,16924,820
England2061:270,47621,309
Estonia611:21,6693,800
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
France81:8,302,840321,660
Norway61:857,04855,549
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rejek891,470/
Reeck891,000/
Reeke8988/
Reyek899/
Reezk899/
Hreek893/
Rzeek891/
Reedk891/
Reekh891/
Reekt891/
Reesk890/
Rek866,315/
Rajeek80153/
Reeske8083/
Reecks8022/
Rejeck808/
Reecke803/
Rejeek802/
Reekth802/
Rehiek801/
Reieks801/
Reekhh801/
Riek7579,311/
Reck7516,578/
Reak755,024/
Hrek753,079/
Reeg752,163/
Reke752,108/
Reik75945/
Reuk75464/
Rekh75440/
Roek75429/
Reyk75174/
Rekk75158/
Raek7580/
Ruek7557/
Reqe7551/
Rzek7523/
Rehk7514/
Reec7513/
Reeq7512/
Rhek756/
Reķe756/
Rejk753/
Ryek753/
Regk752/
Reqk752/
Rekg751/
Rekc751/
Rekq751/
Hraieek731/
Rieck6716,267/
Rojek6713,815/
Reque675,035/
Rehák672,684/
Rehak672,652/
Rejak671,801/
Reick671,627/
Recke671,538/
Rajek671,427/
Regue671,262/
Hrekh67864/
Reykh67760/
Rekhe67483/
Rayek67454/
Rijek67325/
Rejec67312/
Reike67272/
Reyeg67268/
Retke67239/
Rowek67160/
Roiek67151/
Redke67137/
Royek67128/
Reuck67124/
Reikh67115/
Resck67113/
Rekke67105/
Reuke67104/
Reyke67101/
Rájek6747/
Rauek6744/
Reňák6741/
Recck6733/
Reyuk6733/
Hreik6732/
Reask6724/
Rezke6724/
Rawek6721/
Reyak6721/
Rezkh6721/
Rouek6720/
Rujek6718/
Rejke6715/
Rejeg6714/
Reyex6710/
Rezck6710/
Reňak6710/
Reeschke6710/
Reyik679/
Reßke678/
Hrzek678/
Hrđek677/
Reecc676/
Ryjek676/
Rziek676/
Reyok675/
Reják675/
Hraek674/
Rehke673/
Riyek673/
Reake672/
Reack672/
Reakh672/
Rechk672/
Rejik671/
Raiek671/
Ryeck671/
Reshk671/
Reddk671/
Reecg671/
Reedx671/
Reesg671/
Reiok671/
Riekg671/
Reuak671/
Hreck671/
Retck671/
Rehekova671/
Reaqe671/
Reißk671/
Reyec671/
Riiek671/
Reysk671/
Reytk671/
Réjek671/
Ryekk671/
Rrekh671/
Hreex671/
Riekh671/
Rzeeq671/
Rejkq671/
Rezzk671/
Hreeq671/
Hrezk671/
Rheik670/
Reckt670/
Reecs670/
Reiak670/
Reegs670/
Reect670/
Resks670/

Reek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reek in the Russian language
Реекreek-

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