Segal Surname

25,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Segal Surname Definition:

Jewish surname composed of first letters of Segan- Lewita (“Head of the Levites”).

Segal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,9791:27,9273,486
Canada1,6981:21,6992,976
England1,2301:45,2995,707
South Africa8831:61,3567,745
France6571:101,10014,853
Australia5841:46,2265,783
Brazil5761:371,65714,195
Argentina5261:81,2616,877
Russia4321:333,61833,435
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
India2631:2,916,59888,304
Thailand1691:417,97873,233
Germany1131:712,43854,203
Belgium801:143,70820,372
Israel761:112,60012,624
Chile601:293,6088,514
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Uruguay441:77,9948,034
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Lithuania391:77,81011,728
Romania361:557,71941,269
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Latvia341:60,2959,027
Austria331:258,04330,255
Micronesia281:3,794566
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Guam161:10,0081,526
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Hungary131:755,09840,181
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Wales91:343,83718,086
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

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”).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(French, German) One who cultivated rye; contraction of segan leviyyah, literally assistant priest or rabbi, a name often adopted by Levites.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ségal9313/
Sègal931/
Sehgal9138,055/
Segale913,491/
Segall913,097/
Siegal912,215/
Seigal91516/
Seghal91310/
Seagal91219/
Shegal91172/
Seegal9141/
Segalt9139/
Segaul9129/
Szegal9128/
Seygal919/
Saegal919/
Segail918/
Seggal912/
Shengal83714/
Sekgale83487/
Shegale83349/
Segault83332/
Segalle83310/
Segayle83243/
Segatel83140/
Siegall8390/
Segaile8380/
Sehghal8321/
Shehgal8313/
Seagall8312/
Seegall8312/
Sehgall8310/
Senhgal837/
Segaule836/
Seighal834/
Seagale833/
Schegal832/
Sheygal832/
Sehhgal832/
Seghale832/
Seigall831/
Scegall831/
Sieghal831/
Seaghal831/
Seahgal831/
Seehgal831/
Sehggal831/
Shaegal831/
Seyghal831/
Seggall831/
Sseagal831/
Siegald830/
Shoegal830/
Sagal8029,362/
Sigal805,545/
Sogal80377/
Segol80253/
Sygal80111/
Cegal8056/
Zegal8039/
Jegal8034/
Gegal8013/
Segał806/
Sekgaile77167/
Segalova7712/
Shchegal7711/
Scheigal771/
Shegaale771/
Shengaal771/
Segailhe771/
Seagalle771/
Segalová771/
Sekgahle771/
Sheghail771/
Chegal734,852/
Saigal734,750/
Saghal733,481/
Sahgal732,960/
Shagal731,699/
Sigale731,661/
Segole731,632/
Sighal731,227/
Soghal73610/
Jeghal73411/
Sigall73233/
Saygal73122/
Segool7387/
Siggal7377/
Saggal7371/
Sagall7349/
Shigal7344/
Zeghal7333/
Sygall7333/
Shogal7327/
Zegale7325/
Jegale7324/
Sajgal7321/
Cegale7319/
Djegal7314/
Shegol7312/
Jegaul738/
Gegail737/
Zoegal737/
Jeagal736/
Sehgol736/
Seghol735/
Sigail734/
Sigeal734/
Sygalt734/
Sagahl734/
Ziegal733/
Jeggal733/
Gegall733/
Seegol733/
Zeygal732/
Saagal732/
Szegál732/
Segoul732/
Zeigal732/
Sogaal731/
Sogail731/
Siegol731/
Seagol731/
Ségale731/
Seigol731/
Zegail731/
Sagail731/
Gegale731/
Zeggal731/
Sujgal731/
Ceagal730/
Shegalova712/
Sheinghal711/
Segallová711/
Sahagal6711,061/
Djeghal67640/
Shingal67406/
Cegayle67202/
Shigale67153/
Sigault67109/
Shengol6798/
Saihgal6792/
Schegol6782/
Shagall6779/
Saingal6757/
Saighal6757/
Sekgole6750/
Shaghal6745/
Sigayle6733/
Shaigal6730/
Shisgal6729/
Shegole6723/
Shahgal6720/
Soingal6719/
Chegale6718/
Shighal6715/
Sinhgal6712/
Zhengal678/
Schigal678/
Zoegall678/
Sahghal678/
Cheghal675/
Sigaule674/
Siggall672/
Sihghal672/
Shaggal672/
Sigalle672/
Ségault672/
Szegold672/
Seagold672/
Saigall671/
Sahgail671/
Jeghale671/
Jheegal671/
Sigaale671/
Sigahal671/
Sigghal671/
Sighale671/
Seghold671/
Shaygal671/
Shagail671/
Soghail671/
Ssegole671/
Saiggal671/
Sahgahl671/
Sahgall671/
Saghail671/
Segoule671/
Sygalle671/
Sikgale671/
Sigahle671/
Chehgal671/
Shigall670/
Seigold670/
Schagal670/
Seegold670/

Segal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Segal in the Oriya language
େସଗାଲesagala-
Segal in the Marathi language
सेगलsegala88.89
सैगलsaigala11.11
Segal in the Hindi language
सेगलाsegala48.57
सेगलsegala48.57
सैगलsaigala2.86
Segal in the Russian language
Сегалsegal-
Segal in the Arabic language
سيغالsyghal-

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Footnotes

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