Rek Surname

77,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,7411:13,8672,013
Iran9991:76,8597,904
Czechia4231:25,1383,937
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Slovenia3531:7,0471,572
Russia2081:692,89959,039
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Netherlands1621:104,24216,843
Ukraine1071:425,44650,771
Germany881:914,83564,706
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
India481:15,980,529256,885
Belarus431:220,95527,273
England411:1,358,97760,528
Croatia371:114,28717,308
Australia341:793,99150,673
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Cambodia241:645,2984,626
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Austria231:370,23639,193
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Norway191:270,64728,127
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Armenia121:244,1826,167
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France41:16,605,680368,153
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Rék (13) are calculated separately.

Rek (458) may also be a first name.

Rek Last Name Facts

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

Rek (Hindi: रेक, Marathi: रेक, Oriya: େରକ, Russian: Рек) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Rék. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rek? popularity and diffusion

Rek is the 77,465th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,154,006 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Rek are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Rek is also the 398,932nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 458 people.

The last name Rek is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 2,741 people, or 1 in 13,867. Excluding Poland Rek occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 16 percent are found and Czechia, where 7 percent are found.

Rek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 981 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rek last name is predominantly Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rek surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rek earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.54% less than the national average, earning 292,306 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $40,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.46% more than the national average, earning $64,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rék8913/
Riek8679,311/
Reck8616,578/
Reak865,024/
Hrek863,079/
Reke862,108/
Reek861,759/
Reik86945/
Reuk86464/
Rekh86440/
Reyk86174/
Rekk86158/
Rzek8623/
Rehk8614/
Rhek866/
Rejk863/
Regk862/
Reqk862/
Rekg861/
Rekc861/
Rekq861/
Rieck7516,267/
Reick751,627/
Recke751,538/
Reeck751,000/
Hrekh75864/
Reykh75760/
Rekhe75483/
Reike75272/
Retke75239/
Redke75137/
Reuck75124/
Reikh75115/
Resck75113/
Rekke75105/
Reyke75101/
Reeke7588/
Recck7533/
Hreik7532/
Reask7524/
Rezke7524/
Rezkh7521/
Rejke7515/
Rezck7510/
Reezk759/
Reßke758/
Hrzek758/
Hrđek757/
Rziek756/
Rehke753/
Hreek753/
Reake752/
Reack752/
Reakh752/
Rechk752/
Rzeek751/
Reshk751/
Reddk751/
Reedk751/
Reekh751/
Reekt751/
Riekg751/
Hreck751/
Retck751/
Reißk751/
Reysk751/
Reytk751/
Rrekh751/
Riekh751/
Rejkq751/
Rezzk751/
Hrezk751/
Rheik750/
Reckt750/
Reesk750/
Resks750/
Rex6724,272/
Ryk672,496/
Rik672,309/
Rec67544/
Reg67458/
Reková67437/
Rekova67434/
Reshke67296/
Reicke67126/
Reeske6783/
Rethke6773/
Rieckh6770/
Reijke6765/
Rjk6749/
Reaske6737/
Req6729/
Reecks6722/
Rechke6721/
Räk6721/
Hreike6715/
Redtke6710/
Rejske679/
Resske677/
Reidke675/
Reksås674/
Reecke673/
Reagke673/
Reschk672/
Reekth672/
Reckke671/
Rehiek671/
Hreick671/
Reekhh671/
Reycks671/
Geerek671/
Rheikh671/
Reshck670/
Reacke670/
Readke670/
Reichk670/

Rek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rek in the Hindi language
रेकreka-
Rek in the Marathi language
रेकreka-
Rek in the Oriya language
େରକeraka91.67
େରକ୍erak8.33
Rek in the Russian language
Рекrek-

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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 Rek
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