Speka Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Latvia

Speka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1411:322,85640,669
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Latvia291:70,69110,433
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

The alternate forms: Špeka (19) & Spēka (2) are calculated separately.

Speka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Speka (Russian: Спека) is found most in Ukraine. It may occur as a variant: Špeka or Spēka. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Speka? popularity and diffusion

Speka is the 990,978th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Speka live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 322,856. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 23 percent reside, Kiev Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Kiev, where 13 percent reside. Barring Ukraine Speka exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Latvia, where 11 percent reside.

Speka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Speka surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

The amount Speka earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.15% less than the national average, earning R 161,232 per year and in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špeka9319/
Spēka932/
Shpeka91201/
Spetka9133/
Spheka9110/
Spieka913/
Spegka912/
Spegkas838/
Szpetka837/
Szpedka832/
Speca801,102/
Spika80508/
Speke80501/
Spaka80144/
Speko8047/
Speki8023/
Spoka8011/
Spheekas7710/
Speake732,528/
Shpika73902/
Spicka73448/
Shpyka73307/
Shpeko73243/
Speace73129/
Specke7362/
Shpoka7356/
Sphika7355/
Spetko7353/
Spekis7342/
Specca7325/
Specki7323/
Speike7317/
Spiška7316/
Spitka7310/
Shpaka739/
Špetka739/
Spekes737/
Spikas736/
Specky735/
Spikea734/
Spicea734/
Specko733/
Spytka733/
Spesky733/
Spekke732/
Szpika732/
Spyska731/
Špeťka731/
Szpeke731/
Spakha731/
Szpyka731/
Spieko731/
Sphaka731/
Spaika731/
Spokea731/
Spekee730/
Spieca730/
Speyke730/
Speckhaus7133/
Spychka67442/
Shpetko67271/
Spekker67269/
Speecke67115/
Spittka67113/
Speisky6777/
Shpokha6774/
Sphikas6759/
Spechea6759/
Speikes6745/
Szpytka6744/
Shpikat6742/
Szpetko6732/
Shpytka6719/
Speiski6710/
Speeker679/
Shpedko674/
Spisska672/
Spaiska672/
Shpeker672/
Speyker672/
Speshko671/
Speakie671/
Szpitka671/
Speszko671/
Speicke671/
Spakhai671/
Spayska671/
Spuikas671/
Shpekiy671/
Speckes671/
Spheker671/
Speeket670/
Spiecke670/
Spesker670/
Speiske670/
Spichea670/
Spaacka670/
Speakey670/

Speka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Speka in the Russian language
Спекаspeka-

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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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  • 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 Speka
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