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 Specht Salary in
United States
$44,918 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Specht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Specht Come From? nationality or country of origin
Specht is most common in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Špecht. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Specht? popularity and diffusion
The surname Specht is the 17,214th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 226,413 people. Specht occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Specht reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 24 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 18,822 people, or 1 in 4,277. In Germany Specht is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Bavaria, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany Specht exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Specht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Specht has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 those holding the Specht last name are 13.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.54% being registered to vote for 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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