Speks Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Speks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia121:170,83720,647
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jersey11:99,2026,620
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Speks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Speks is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Speks.

How Common Is The Last Name Speks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Speks is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Speks live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 170,837. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 33 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent are found and Semigallia, where 25 percent are found. Other than Latvia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 32 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Speks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Speks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speaks914,622/
Specks91332/
Speeks91227/
Spieks915/
Spaeks911/
Speiks910/
Spoeks910/
Speuks910/
Speakes83740/
Speikes8345/
Spheaks831/
Speaksd830/
Spaks80114/
Spoks8015/
Spiks809/
Spykes7368/
Spicks7358/
Spacks7315/
Spaaks737/
Spechs732/
Spocks732/
Shpaks732/
Spakks731/
Spakås731/
Speigs731/
Speacs731/
Speggs730/
Spaiks730/
Spex6712/
Spoeckx671/
Spiechs671/
Spaikes670/
Speiggs670/

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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 Speks
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