Special Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Special Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 237 | 1:323,977 | 22,300 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Special (3,573) may also be a first name.
Special Demographics
Average Special Salary in
England
£26,950
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Special Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Special Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Special has its highest incidence in Iran. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Special? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 841,044th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name Special is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Special are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 118,455th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 3,573 people.
The last name Special is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 323,977. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Zanjan Province, where 40 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside and Kermanshah Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Iran it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.
Special Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Special has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Special surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speciale | 93 | 5,051 | / |
| Specialt | 93 | 2 | / |
| Speacial | 93 | 0 | / |
| Specal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Specialle | 88 | 7 | / |
| Speaciale | 88 | 1 | / |
| Speciał | 86 | 6 | / |
| Spicial | 86 | 2 | / |
| Specail | 86 | 2 | / |
| Speceal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spechal | 86 | 0 | / |
| Spejchal | 80 | 109 | / |
| Speychal | 80 | 26 | / |
| Spéciale | 80 | 3 | / |
| Spisal | 77 | 3 | / |
| Spichal | 71 | 218 | / |
| Spíchal | 71 | 64 | / |
| Spychal | 71 | 10 | / |
| Spishal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spěchal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spichale | 67 | 85 | / |
| Spichhale | 63 | 1 | / |
| Spitzeall | 63 | 0 | / |
| Spisol | 62 | 22 | / |
| Spycol | 62 | 1 | / |
| Spisał | 62 | 1 | / |
| Spychał | 57 | 37 | / |
| Spichał | 57 | 12 | / |
| Špíchal | 57 | 1 | / |
| Speedsoul | 50 | 2 | / |
| Spitsholt | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Special
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis