Specks Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Specks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Specks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Specks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Specks is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Specks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Specks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 832,284th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname Specks is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Specks live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 2,002,536. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 43 percent reside, Louisiana, where 19 percent reside and Illinois, where 15 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 43 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Specks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Specks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Specks last name grew 1,207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Specks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Specks surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.26% registered with the political party.

Specks earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.83% less than the national average, earning $36,748 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speks9125/
Speaks834,622/
Speeks83227/
Spicks8358/
Spacks8315/
Spieks835/
Spocks832/
Spechs832/
Spaeks831/
Speacs831/
Spoeks830/
Speuks830/
Speiks830/
Speakes77740/
Speikes7745/
Spheaks771/
Spoeckx771/
Spiechs771/
Speaksd770/
Spaks73114/
Spics7342/
Spoks7315/
Spiks739/
Spykes6768/
Specce6739/
Spaics6714/
Spaaks677/
Shpaks672/
Spachs671/
Spakås671/
Spakks671/
Speigs671/
Speggs670/
Spaiks670/

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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 Specks
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