Speciose Surname
Approximately 2,549 people bear this surname
Speciose Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Spéciose (1) are calculated separately.
Speciose (15,102) may also be a first name.
Speciose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Speciose Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Speciose occurs most in Rwanda. It may also appear in the variant forms: Spéciose. For other potential spellings of Speciose click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Speciose? popularity and diffusion
Speciose is the 169,344th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,858,982 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Speciose are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 46,171st most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 15,102 people.
This last name is most frequent in Rwanda, where it is held by 2,481 people, or 1 in 4,581. Outside of Rwanda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Burundi, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Speciose
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