Schegar Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Schegar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schegar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Schegar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schegar occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schegar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schegar is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Schegar live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Schegar is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shegar924,715/
Chegar92109/
Scheigart880/
Shengar86654/
Chegaar86509/
Cheggar86179/
Sheghar8658/
Shegare8653/
Schagar8627/
Cheghar866/
Shaegar866/
Chegare865/
Chegard864/
Cheagar862/
Schigar861/
Cheigar861/
Sheugar861/
Shegaar861/
Shehgar861/
Sheigar861/
Segar836,709/
Cegar8369/
Scheighart822/
Shchigar8014/
Schigart802/
Cheghare801/
Cheigair801/
Cheigart801/
Cheagare801/
Sceigart801/
Sheigart801/
Sheasgar801/
Shaeghar801/
Schygart800/
Scheighardt781/
Shogar775,473/
Shagar775,098/
Segard773,946/
Segaar77613/
Seggar77458/
Seegar77343/
Seagar77317/
Ceegar77178/
Seghar77150/
Chigar7773/
Siegar7764/
Segare7755/
Saegar7746/
Sehgar7746/
Shigar7738/
Segart7721/
Sahgar7719/
Seigar7717/
Segair7713/
Seugar779/
Sqegar776/
Cegare773/
Cegaar773/
Segarr772/
Seygar771/
Segahr771/
Scegor770/
Chigare711,029/
Shogair71278/
Sahagar71274/
Shingar71272/
Shigare71186/
Cheggor71136/
Seghair7188/
Seigart7159/
Segaard7147/
Chegore7137/
Schogor7130/
Seagard7123/
Siegard7122/
Chisgar7122/
Chigard7119/
Siegart7117/
Chegoor7112/
Shaghar7112/
Chaygar7111/
Seegard7110/
Schuighart719/
Seangar718/
Segaire717/
Shengor716/
Shaggar716/
Seigard715/
Chegour715/
Shaigar714/
Åsegard714/
Chigart713/
Seingar713/
Chaigar713/
Shoghar713/
Schegorova712/
Seegart712/
Sinhgar712/
Shahgar712/
Scigare712/
Seagart712/
Chégard712/
Sishgar711/
Sihgaur711/
Shigart711/
Shakgar711/
Shagarh711/
Shokgar711/
Schigarova711/
Seghart711/
Chiggar711/
Seagare711/
Shigair711/
Segasre710/
Sagar67243,833/
Sigar674,079/
Zegar672,233/
Cheggour671,269/
Segor67415/
Sogar67372/
Sieghart67282/
Søegaard67265/
Cigar67130/
Shighare6777/
Chichgar6771/
Shishgar6739/
Sygar6738/
Chaigard6734/
Seegaard6721/
Sahagaur6720/
Cygar6714/
Chighare6711/
Sieghard6710/
Sahaghar6710/
Chigaure677/
Seagaard675/
Shahagar675/
Shinggar673/
Shingaar672/
Seghaire672/
Shengour672/
Åsegaard672/
Siegaard672/
Cegor671/
Chicgare671/
Shijgare671/
Shigaare671/
Segahart671/
Sheegore671/
Shahghar671/
D'Segard671/
Shagharr671/
Segheart670/
Segairre670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schegar
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