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
Reek (Russian: Реек) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Reek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Reek is the 230,125th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,143,005 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Reek live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 90 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 542 people, or 1 in 668,743. In The United States Reek is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Minnesota, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 21 percent reside.
Reek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Reek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Reek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Reek last name are 20.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.69% registered to vote for the 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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