Specht Surname
Approximately 32,187 people bear this surname
Specht Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the woodpecker; one with the qualities of a woodpecker.
Read More About This SurnameSpecht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 18,822 | 1:4,277 | 492 |
| United States | 7,903 | 1:45,863 | 5,586 |
| Brazil | 2,067 | 1:103,568 | 3,900 |
| France | 896 | 1:74,133 | 10,381 |
| Canada | 612 | 1:60,205 | 7,093 |
| Poland | 386 | 1:98,468 | 15,038 |
| Austria | 296 | 1:28,768 | 4,587 |
| Denmark | 257 | 1:21,964 | 2,224 |
| Switzerland | 198 | 1:41,479 | 5,822 |
| Netherlands | 155 | 1:108,950 | 17,471 |
| Australia | 108 | 1:249,960 | 23,064 |
| Argentina | 88 | 1:485,721 | 36,028 |
| Venezuela | 61 | 1:495,149 | 9,508 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Hungary | 41 | 1:239,421 | 19,309 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,317 | 1:38,131 | 4,521 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
It is a Portuguese version of a German surname Specht, changed upon immigration to Brazil.
- paddysnufflesSpecht means, 'woodpecker' in German.
- dadunionSpecht Demographics
Average Male Specht Height
177.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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