Shpek Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shpek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shpek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1831:248,75832,662
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shpek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shpek (Russian: Шпек) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shpek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shpek is the 853,416th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Shpek is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Shpek reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Shpek is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 248,758. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 70 percent live, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Kherson Oblast, where 3 percent live. Excluding Ukraine this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 35 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Shpek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Catholic (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Shpek are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 42.86% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shpekh9162/
Shpeek911/
Shpekt911/
Spek892,841/
Shpekht83777/
Schpeck830/
Speck8021,519/
Speak802,890/
Speek80823/
Speke80501/
Shpyk80309/
Szpek80283/
Spiek80249/
Shpik8084/
Spekh8046/
Speik809/
Speyk804/
Spekt801/
Shpekova7724/
Shchpekh771/
Speake732,528/
Speeks73227/
Szpiek73128/
Spieck7385/
Specke7362/
Speijk7326/
Speeck7324/
Spehek7320/
Speike7317/
Speckt7315/
Shphik7312/
Speack735/
Spekke732/
Szpeke731/
Shpykh731/
Spheek731/
Speick731/
Spechk731/
Speiks730/
Spethk730/
Speyke730/
Spheck730/
Spik67537/
Speecke67115/
Spec6740/
Špek6718/
Spyk6717/
Spex6712/
Späk6710/
Spekova6710/
Speg679/
Speková674/
Speicke671/
Shpkova671/
Spheaks671/
Speachk671/
Shchpyk671/
Speiske670/

Shpek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shpek in the Russian language
Шпекspek-

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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
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  • 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 Shpek
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