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
Average Male Segal Height
175.79 cm
Average Female Segal Height
165.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Segal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Segal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Segal (Arabic: سيغال, Hindi: सेगला, Marathi: सेगल, Oriya: େସଗାଲ, Russian: Сегал) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Ségal or Sègal. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Segal? popularity and diffusion
Segal is the 25,108th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 339,271 people. Segal is predominantly found 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. It is also the 478,225th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 335 people.
The last name Segal is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 12,979 people, or 1 in 27,927. In The United States Segal is most numerous in: New York, where 18 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 98 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Segal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Segal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Segal surname expanded 21,998 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 61,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Segal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily 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 political 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Segal
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