Spekl Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Spekl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spekl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Špekl (1) are calculated separately.

Spekl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spekl (Russian: Спекл) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Špekl. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spekl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Spekl are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Spekl is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Spekl is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Spekl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spekl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spekl last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špekl931/
Speckl9152/
Spekel910/
Speckel8367/
Speikel830/
Specl802/
Speckell771/
Specel7325/
Spöckl7318/
Spicel7316/
Specil730/
Spiquel67179/
Spikell6731/
Spickel6713/
Spychel676/
Spechel675/
Shpykel671/
Shpikel671/
Szpychel621/
Speechel621/
Spackell621/
Spickell621/
Speichel620/
Spicl6011/
Xpeql601/
Shpaikhel572/
Špicel554/

Spekl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spekl in the Russian language
Спеклspekl-

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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 Spekl
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