Speek Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Estonia

Speek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3591:47,0398,027
South Africa2391:226,68523,566
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Canada381:969,62173,252
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Speek Last Name Facts

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

Speek occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 421,345th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,854,855 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Speek live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 47,039. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 21 percent live, North Brabant, where 20 percent live and Gelderland, where 19 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Speek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Speek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Speek last name grew 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Speek last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Speek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.6% less than the national average, earning R 138,792 per year; in United States they earn 23.72% more than the national average, earning $53,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $57,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speeks91227/
Speeck9124/
Spehek9120/
Spheek911/
Shpeek911/
Spek892,841/
Speecke83115/
Speeake831/
Spejeck830/
Speueck830/
Speck8021,519/
Speak802,890/
Speke80501/
Shpek80320/
Szpek80283/
Spiek80249/
Speeg80211/
Spoek8094/
Spekh8046/
Speik809/
Spaek806/
Speyk804/
Spekt801/
Spuek800/
Speec800/
Speake732,528/
Szpiek73128/
Spieck7385/
Specke7362/
Shpekh7362/
Speijk7326/
Speike7317/
Speckt7315/
Spoeck7315/
Špehek7312/
Spyekh739/
Speack735/
Spekke732/
Speick731/
Spayek731/
Spechk731/
Spoyek731/
Szpeke731/
Shpyek731/
Shpekt731/
Speuks730/
Speiks730/
Spethk730/
Speesc730/
Spheck730/
Spegue730/
Speyke730/
Shpekht67777/
Spik67537/
Specque67522/
Spec6740/
Špek6718/
Spyk6717/
Spex6712/
Späk6710/
Spekova6710/
Speg679/
Speková674/
Spiejak673/
Speague672/
Speachk671/
Spajeke671/
Spheaks671/
Speicke671/
Speyack671/
Speiske670/
Schpeck670/

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Speek Reference & Research

Speaks FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Speaks 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 Speek
  • 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