Rekis Surname

344,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Rekis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rekis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia5931:3,457456
Algeria2511:153,91119,922
France731:909,900105,096
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England31:18,572,686338,250
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Reķis (4) & Rēķis (2) are calculated separately.

Rekis (19) may also be a first name.

Rekis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rekis (Russian: Рекис) occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Reķis or Rēķis. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rekis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 344,897th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,862,096 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Rekis are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Rekis is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 19 people.

The last name Rekis is most widely held in Latvia, where it is borne by 593 people, or 1 in 3,457. In Latvia Rekis is primarily found in: Vidzeme, where 83 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 10 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Latvia Rekis occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 24 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Rekis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rekis last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Rekis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $48,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $59,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reķis934/
Rekhis91380/
Rekish91339/
Reckis9143/
Rekuis9121/
Rekkis918/
Rezkis917/
Rekies916/
Reskis914/
Reukis913/
Reikis913/
Rekisz912/
Reakis911/
Riekis911/
Rēķis872/
Reskise8312/
Reiskis837/
Reszkis836/
Rekhiss835/
Reuckis833/
Reshkis832/
Reikies831/
Rekiesz831/
Rekheis831/
Rekhies831/
Rekkies831/
Reskiss830/
Rakis80316/
Rokis80205/
Rikis80150/
Rekiz8098/
Rekes8088/
Rekys8066/
Rykis8018/
Recis804/
Reqis802/
Rekhisse774/
Rekhaiss771/
Rakhis733,315/
Requis73766/
Reakes73751/
Rekhes73412/
Rokhis73169/
Reekes73148/
Ruikis73142/
Riekes73140/
Reikes7389/
Rickis7388/
Rechis7386/
Rekesh7378/
Rykiss7373/
Rockis7366/
Reices7354/
Ryckis7352/
Rakish7343/
Raykis7341/
Rizkis7335/
Rexcis7333/
Rekese7323/
Raekes7318/
Rackis7315/
Rojkis7315/
Ruykis7312/
Reukes7312/
Rakais7311/
Reicis7311/
Riskis7311/
Raikis7310/
Rekysh739/
Rakkis736/
Rakiss735/
Rokies735/
Rokish732/
Rikise732/
Rikish732/
Rakies732/
Rekkes732/
Roykis731/
Reykes731/
Rakisz731/
Rekieś731/
Receis731/
Recisz731/
Rikais731/
Rekyos731/
Reskes731/
Hrekys731/
Reckes730/
Recois730/
Rikkis730/
Rekeas730/
Rakhiss67395/
Recheis67130/
Requist6775/
Reiches6772/
Requies6761/
Rakaish6750/
Rackish6722/
Reckess6713/
Rakisch677/
Rokaish673/
Rekhesh673/
Rockies672/
Rakhish671/
Raiceis671/
Requisp671/
Reckich671/
Reickes671/
Rickeis671/
Rikaish671/
Rikishe671/
Rokeish671/
Rockish671/
Rishkis671/
Rieckes671/
Rakaais671/
Reachis671/
Redkhiz671/
Reskajs671/
Rakhais671/
Hriekes671/
Raiskis671/
Rackiss671/
Reskeys670/
Richeis670/
Reckest670/
Reccuis670/
Rickiss670/

Rekis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rekis in the Russian language
Рекисrekis-

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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 Rekis
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