Streak Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Streak Surname Definition:

(English) Stern, Strong, Violent [Old English strœc ( = Dutch strak] Cp. Stretch.

Streak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3151:171,99319,060
England941:592,74535,632
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Streak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Stern, Strong, Violent [Old English strœc ( = Dutch strak] Cp. Stretch.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Streak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Streak is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Streak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 620,716th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. The last name Streak occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Streak reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 171,993. In South Africa Streak is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 38 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent live and Western Cape, where 12 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Streak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Streak has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 290 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Streak Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Streak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 107.69% more than the national average, earning R 493,560 per year and in United States they earn 47.74% less than the national average, earning $22,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Streake922/
Strehak921/
Strak91740/
Strek91426/
Strejack864/
Strack8315,417/
Streck835,271/
Strakh831,993/
Streek83616/
Strake83585/
Shtrak83533/
Shtrek83518/
Stroek83251/
Strayk83237/
Striek83124/
Straks8381/
Straik8370/
Strekh8332/
Strajk8328/
Stryek8321/
Strehk8317/
Streik8316/
Streyk836/
Streke836/
Sztrak836/
Strhak835/
Stresk834/
Strauk833/
Strask833/
Strzak833/
Sttrak831/
Struek831/
Strzek831/
Straek830/
Strojek772,499/
Stryjek771,107/
Straňák77626/
Stryjak77598/
Streeck77336/
Strecke77268/
Streeks77186/
Strujak77184/
Strackx77172/
Strieck77147/
Shtrakh77114/
Stracks77110/
Stroyek7788/
Streske7752/
Strijak7742/
Strauck7742/
Shtraks7738/
Strejac7735/
Strijek7727/
Stroiek7727/
Streick7726/
Stretke7716/
Straňak7714/
Stryeck7713/
Streuke7713/
Straaik7712/
Stroeck7710/
Strauks7710/
Strojak778/
Strejek777/
Striyak775/
Streike775/
Sztrake774/
Straszk774/
Streckx773/
Straiks772/
Sztraks772/
Strujek771/
Stracck771/
Streeke771/
Streuek771/
Strajek771/
Shtrake771/
Schtrak771/
Straick770/
Streagh770/
Strechk770/
Strejakova751/
Strik733,280/
Stryk73747/
Štrek7397/
Streg7372/
Strag7369/
Strax7330/
Strac7324/
Štrak7318/
Strec736/
Ztrek731/
Strýk731/
Straková716,348/
Shtraukh71756/
Strakova71289/
Strekova71182/
Shtreykh71116/
Shtraykh7184/
Stroyeck7158/
Stregova7147/
Strejeck7137/
Strajack7123/
Shtraikh7119/
Strojake7119/
Schtraks7114/
Stroieke716/
Strojeck713/
Strajňak713/
Strujack712/
Stryjack711/
Strecova711/
Strehzke711/
Streucke711/
Straňiak711/
Strajňák711/
Strakowa711/
Shtreikh711/
Strojack711/
Straicks710/
Strakhova675,729/
Strick673,404/
Struik672,822/
Strike672,738/
Struyk671,025/
Strijk67757/
Stroik67619/
Strecková67304/
Sztrik67238/
Strouk67147/
Strojk67135/
Streckova67100/
Strikh6798/
Shtryk6776/
Streig6775/
Strieg6775/
Stryke6771/
Shtrik6770/
Stryck6767/
Striok6763/
Strhák6759/
Sztryk6752/
Shtrakova6751/
Straykova6741/
Streyc6732/
Strekhova6730/
Sztraková6729/
Shtrax6721/
Stroyk6721/
Strykh6714/
Strhakova6713/
Streikova6712/
Shtrekova6710/
Sztregova679/
Straňková679/
Streux679/
Stracková678/
Straic675/
Strauková675/
Stract674/
Straug674/
Strisk674/
Stragg673/
Straig673/
Strackova673/
Sträck673/
Streic672/
Stryks672/
Straikova672/
Strauc672/
Strect672/
Strīķe672/
Štreke672/
Stregg671/
Strgik671/
Štreck671/
Stregt671/
Streug671/
Strikx671/
Streckowa671/
Streeg671/
Strajc671/
Strajkova671/
Strāķe671/
Strujk671/
Strzec671/
Chtrak671/
Stragh670/
Strags670/

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