Specious Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Specious Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Specious Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431

Specious (185) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Specious Demographics

Specious Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Specious Last Name Facts

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

The last name Specious occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Specious? popularity and diffusion

The surname Specious is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Specious live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 669,105th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 185 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 14 percent reside and Busia County, where 14 percent reside.

Specious Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speciose882,549/
Specioso8885/
Speciosa888/
Sebacious824/
Species8012/
Spacios801/
Specjus801/
Specioza7536/
Spesiose754/
Specjusz752/
Spéciose751/
Spikius674/
Spesioza638/
Sepesioza594/
Sipsias531/
Spauszus5035/
Subaczus501/
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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 Specious
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