Spec Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Spec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
England11:55,718,059489,080
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

The alternate forms: Špec (311) are calculated separately.

Spec (96) may also be a first name.

Spec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spec is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Špec. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Spec are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spec is also the 968,397th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 96 people.

The last name Spec is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,417,138. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 85 percent live and British Columbia, where 15 percent live. Not including Canada it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Spec Last Name Statistics demography

Spec earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 29.15% more than the national average, earning $64,167 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špec92311/
Speck8921,519/
Specq89364/
Spech89154/
Spect8974/
Speci8961/
Spiec897/
Speic891/
Speec890/
Speich801,839/
Speach80303/
Spetch80293/
Spieck8085/
Specke8062/
Szpiec8033/
Speche8028/
Speeck8024/
Speech8021/
Speckt8015/
Speack805/
Specth803/
Spechs802/
Speacs801/
Speact801/
Spechk801/
Speick801/
Sphect800/
Speici800/
Speesc800/
Spheck800/
Speaci800/
Spek752,841/
Spes75155/
Spic7565/
Spez7521/
Spex7512/
Speg759/
Spyc751/
Spej751/
Zpec751/
Specque73522/
Speecke73115/
Spechts7311/
Speachk731/
Spechgt731/
Spetcht731/
Speicke731/
Schpeck730/
Speisch730/
Speak672,890/
Spike671,670/
Speas671,599/
Spets671,387/
Spees671,123/
Spetz671,032/
Speek67823/
Spick67660/
Speis67546/
Speke67501/
Shpek67320/
Szpek67283/
Spych67279/
Spiek67249/
Spich67222/
Speeg67211/
Spyke67167/
Sperz6798/
Spegt6792/
Spicq6789/
Späck6779/
Spaic6766/
Spekh6746/
Speichts6743/
Spics6742/
Spież6742/
Spegg6731/
Shpes6728/
Szpic6728/
Spiez6723/
Szpes6719/
Spieć6719/
Spécz6717/
Spejh6715/
Spesh6715/
Spieg6714/
Speik679/
Shpic677/
Speez676/
Specková676/
Szpeć674/
Speyk674/
Spici672/
Sbpes671/
Spegh671/
Spekt671/
Spīķe671/
Speckova671/
Spicz671/
Spehs671/
Speiz671/
Spyoc671/
Spict671/
Speag670/
Speig670/
Spedz670/

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Spec Reference & Research

Spec FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Spec
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis