Specia Surname

419,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Specia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Specia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3931:155,61524,172
Mexico1531:811,28211,732
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
France791:840,79499,796
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Spécia (3) are calculated separately.

Specia (52) may also be a first name.

Specia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Specia is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Spécia. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Specia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 419,303rd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,801,384 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Specia live; 48 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent live in Italic Europe. Specia is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.

This last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 393 people, or 1 in 155,615. In Italy Specia is mostly found in: Veneto, where 88 percent are found, Lazio, where 5 percent are found and Lombardy, where 2 percent are found. Besides Italy it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Specia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Specia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Specia last name rose 5,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Specia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Specia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 23.79% less than the national average, earning €22,885 per year and in United States they earn 29.16% more than the national average, earning $55,733 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spécia943/
Speciah921/
Speca911,102/
Spezzcia861/
Spesia83232/
Specha8356/
Spycia834/
Specio833/
Spicia832/
Spieca830/
Spescha77778/
Spechea7759/
Szpycia778/
Spaicia773/
Spiecio771/
Spetsia771/
Spica732,196/
Spisa7388/
Spiza7335/
Spesa7319/
Speco7318/
Spiša731/
Spiça731/
Spesczah712/
Speshcha711/
Spitsa67465/
Spitza67374/
Spezza67321/
Spessa67197/
Spicha67142/
Spetco67138/
Szpica6776/
Spycha675/
Spesha674/
Spesio674/
Spicea674/
Spizza672/
Spisha672/
Speeza672/
Spicza672/
Spidza671/
Spoica671/
Spezai671/
Spizei671/
Spaisa671/
Spissa671/
Spieza671/
Spiesa670/
Speasa670/
Spaiza670/
Specho670/

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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 Specia
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