Segal Surname
Approximately 21,480 people bear this surname
Segal Surname Definition:
Jewish surname composed of first letters of Segan- Lewita (“Head of the Levites”).
Segal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,979 | 1:27,927 | 3,486 |
| Canada | 1,698 | 1:21,699 | 2,976 |
| England | 1,230 | 1:45,299 | 5,707 |
| South Africa | 883 | 1:61,356 | 7,745 |
| France | 657 | 1:101,100 | 14,853 |
| Australia | 584 | 1:46,226 | 5,783 |
| Brazil | 576 | 1:371,657 | 14,195 |
| Argentina | 526 | 1:81,261 | 6,877 |
| Russia | 432 | 1:333,618 | 33,435 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| India | 263 | 1:2,916,598 | 88,304 |
| Thailand | 169 | 1:417,978 | 73,233 |
| Germany | 113 | 1:712,438 | 54,203 |
| Belgium | 80 | 1:143,708 | 20,372 |
| Israel | 76 | 1:112,600 | 12,624 |
| Chile | 60 | 1:293,608 | 8,514 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| Uruguay | 44 | 1:77,994 | 8,034 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Lithuania | 39 | 1:77,810 | 11,728 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| Micronesia | 28 | 1:3,794 | 566 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Belarus | 23 | 1:413,090 | 41,560 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
The alternate forms: Ségal (13) & Sègal (1) are calculated separately.
Segal (335) may also be a first name.
Segal Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Jewish surname composed of first letters of Segan- Lewita (“Head of the Levites”).
(French, German) One who cultivated rye; contraction of segan leviyyah, literally assistant priest or rabbi, a name often adopted by Levites.
Segal Demographics
Segal Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Segal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Segal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Segal (Arabic: سيغال, Hindi: सेगला, Marathi: सेगल, Oriya: େସଗାଲ, Russian: Сегал) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Ségal or Sègal. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Segal? popularity and diffusion
Segal is the 25,108th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 339,271 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Segal are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Segal is also the 478,225th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 335 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 12,979 people, or 1 in 27,927. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 18 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Segal exists in 98 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Segal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Segal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Segal last name rose 21,998 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 61,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Segal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Segal are 40.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.79% registered with the party.
The amount Segal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,519 per year; in South Africa they earn 110.7% more than the national average, earning R 500,700 per year; in United States they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $54,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.69% more than the national average, earning $70,396 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Segal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Segal in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଗାଲ | esagala | - |
| Segal in the Marathi language | ||
| सेगल | segala | 88.89 |
| सैगल | saigala | 11.11 |
| Segal in the Hindi language | ||
| सेगला | segala | 48.57 |
| सेगल | segala | 48.57 |
| सैगल | saigala | 2.86 |
| Segal in the Russian language | ||
| Сегал | segal | - |
| Segal in the Arabic language | ||
| سيغال | syghal | - |
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Segal Reference & Research
Siegel DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Siegel FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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