Rék Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Rék Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rék Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568

The alternate forms: Rek (6,315) are calculated separately.

Rék Last Name Facts

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

Rék is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Rek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rék? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Rék is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rék live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Rék is most common in Slovakia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 533,645. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Slovakia Rék occurs in one country. It also occurs in Hungary, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rek896,315/
Rékó8621/
Réka8618/
Réko861/
Rk802,941/
Rékai7572/
Récky7523/
Récka7513/
Rékay758/
Récká752/
Réhák751/
Rak6743,531/
Rok672,891/
Ryk672,496/
Rik672,309/
Ruk672,238/
Rák67906/
Rkh67362/
Rka67196/
Rko67191/
Hrk67182/
Rki67131/
Rjk6749/
Rkw6740/
Wrk6726/
Räk6721/
Rhk6716/
Rwk6715/
Rkk6715/
Rke6714/
Rök6714/
Réková6713/
Rrk679/
Råk677/
Rck675/
Rku674/
Rky673/
Réouka672/
Rük672/
Rók672/
R K671/
Rékaya671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rék
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