Specht Surname

17,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Specht Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the woodpecker; one with the qualities of a woodpecker.

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Specht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany18,8221:4,277492
United States7,9031:45,8635,586
Brazil2,0671:103,5683,900
France8961:74,13310,381
Canada6121:60,2057,093
Poland3861:98,46815,038
Austria2961:28,7684,587
Denmark2571:21,9642,224
Switzerland1981:41,4795,822
Netherlands1551:108,95017,471
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Argentina881:485,72136,028
Venezuela611:495,1499,508
England461:1,211,26256,182
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Sweden211:468,89333,666
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Wales111:281,32115,850
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Norway71:734,61250,907
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3171:38,1314,521

The alternate forms: Špecht (9) are calculated separately.

Specht (24) may also be a first name.

Specht Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the woodpecker; one with the qualities of a woodpecker.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

It is a Portuguese version of a German surname Specht, changed upon immigration to Brazil.

- paddysnuffles

Specht means, 'woodpecker' in German.

- dadunion

Specht Last Name Facts

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

Specht occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Špecht. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Specht? popularity and diffusion

Specht is the 17,214th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 226,413 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Specht live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Specht is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name in the world, held by 24 people.

The surname Specht is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 18,822 people, or 1 in 4,277. In Germany Specht is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Specht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Specht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Specht surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 511 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Specht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Specht are 13.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Specht earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 62.73% more than the national average, earning 563,166 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning R 262,080 per year; in United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $50,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špecht949/
Szpecht92298/
Speacht92109/
Spechtt9215/
Spescht9214/
Spechts9211/
Speicht923/
Speecht922/
Spetcht921/
Spechte921/
Spaecht920/
Spech91154/
Spect9174/
Speht9150/
Speichts8643/
Schpecht860/
Speich831,839/
Spacht83374/
Speach83303/
Spetch83293/
Spiech83149/
Spicht8367/
Speche8328/
Speech8321/
Shpeht835/
Spehte834/
Specth833/
Spechp832/
Spechs832/
Speact831/
Speiht831/
Spetht831/
Spehts831/
Spesht831/
Spgeht831/
Sphect830/
Speeht830/
Spieht830/
Speh80776/
Spet80163/
Spechtova801/
Spechtová801/
Shpekht77777/
Szpiech77710/
Speachd771/
Spaicht771/
Speijht771/
Speisch770/
Speth735,993/
Spets731,387/
Shpet731,144/
Spehr731,035/
Spetz731,032/
Speet73570/
Spych73279/
Spett73275/
Spece73249/
Spich73222/
Speit73207/
Szpet7391/
Shpeh7360/
Spekh7346/
Spedt7340/
Speat7336/
Spejh7315/
Spesh7315/
Späht7312/
Spete7310/
Spieh739/
Spiet734/
Špeht734/
Speph733/
Speeh731/
Sphet731/
Spedh731/
Spehs731/
Spejt731/
Speyh731/
Speyt731/
Spheh731/
Spgeh731/
Spict731/
Speah730/
Spehe730/
Spechova712/
Speithts712/
Spechová711/
Spieth672,298/
Speece671,450/
Speith67337/
Spiehs67313/
Speets67281/
Shpedt67264/
Spaich67214/
Speice67166/
Speace67129/
Spioch67109/
Shpets6792/
Speeth6780/
Shpeyt6775/
Spe6763/
Shpekh6762/
Shpeha6745/
Spiedt6732/
Speath6726/
Szpich6726/
Spyche6716/
Spetts6715/
Spetse6715/
Spiett6714/
Speitz6714/
Spethz6710/
Špechtová679/
Speetz679/
Spieha678/
Speihs676/
Szpeth676/
Spetås675/
Speerh675/
Spehiy674/
Spette674/
Speehr672/
Spoich671/
Speiph671/
Speysh671/
Sphett671/
Spiche671/
Szpedt671/
Speshe671/
Speste671/
Speesh670/
Speits670/
Speahs670/
Speate670/
Speete670/
Speats670/
Speuth670/
Speatt670/
Speish670/
Spethe670/
Speash670/

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