Spek Surname
Approximately 2,841 people bear this surname
Spek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,266 | 1:7,452 | 892 |
| Poland | 159 | 1:239,049 | 30,603 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Cuba | 11 | 1:1,047,520 | 6,594 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Špek (18) are calculated separately.
Spek (25) may also be a first name.
Spek Demographics
Average Spek Salary in
United States
$50,264 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Spek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spek (Russian: Спек) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Špek. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Spek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 154,504th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,565,134 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Spek are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Spek is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,266 people, or 1 in 7,452. In The Netherlands Spek is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 51 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and Gelderland, where 11 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Spek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Spek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Spek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Spek last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.
The amount Spek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.77% less than the national average, earning R 69,456 per year; in United States they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $50,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.76% less than the national average, earning $40,363 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Špek | 92 | 18 | / |
| Speck | 89 | 21,519 | / |
| Speak | 89 | 2,890 | / |
| Speek | 89 | 823 | / |
| Speke | 89 | 501 | / |
| Shpek | 89 | 320 | / |
| Szpek | 89 | 283 | / |
| Spiek | 89 | 249 | / |
| Spekh | 89 | 46 | / |
| Speik | 89 | 9 | / |
| Speyk | 89 | 4 | / |
| Spekt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Speake | 80 | 2,528 | / |
| Speeks | 80 | 227 | / |
| Szpiek | 80 | 128 | / |
| Spieck | 80 | 85 | / |
| Shpekh | 80 | 62 | / |
| Specke | 80 | 62 | / |
| Speijk | 80 | 26 | / |
| Speeck | 80 | 24 | / |
| Spehek | 80 | 20 | / |
| Speike | 80 | 17 | / |
| Speckt | 80 | 15 | / |
| Speack | 80 | 5 | / |
| Spekke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shpekt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shpeek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szpeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spechk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Speick | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spheek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spheck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Speyke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spethk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Speiks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spik | 75 | 537 | / |
| Spec | 75 | 40 | / |
| Spyk | 75 | 17 | / |
| Spex | 75 | 12 | / |
| Späk | 75 | 10 | / |
| Speg | 75 | 9 | / |
| Shpekht | 73 | 777 | / |
| Speecke | 73 | 115 | / |
| Spekova | 73 | 10 | / |
| Speková | 73 | 4 | / |
| Speicke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spheaks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Speachk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Speiske | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schpeck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spike | 67 | 1,670 | / |
| Spick | 67 | 660 | / |
| Spekhova | 67 | 436 | / |
| Spijk | 67 | 408 | / |
| Specq | 67 | 364 | / |
| Shpyk | 67 | 309 | / |
| Speeg | 67 | 211 | / |
| Szpik | 67 | 173 | / |
| Spyke | 67 | 167 | / |
| Spegt | 67 | 92 | / |
| Shpik | 67 | 84 | / |
| Späck | 67 | 79 | / |
| Spect | 67 | 74 | / |
| Spegg | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shpekova | 67 | 24 | / |
| Spieg | 67 | 14 | / |
| Spikh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Spiec | 67 | 7 | / |
| Spisk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Specková | 67 | 6 | / |
| Speic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spykh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sphik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shchpekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spīķe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Speckova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Speag | 67 | 0 | / |
| Speig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spikx | 67 | 0 | / |
| Speec | 67 | 0 | / |
Spek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spek in the Russian language | ||
| Спек | spek | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spek
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