Segale Surname

129,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Segale Surname Definition:

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

Segale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8861:28,7263,696
United States5701:635,89351,189
Botswana4631:4,723724
Italy2111:289,84236,973
Ecuador1351:117,8216,546
India1261:6,087,820142,101
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Latvia71:292,86424,791
England71:7,959,723202,100
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Ségale (1) & Segalè (1) are calculated separately.

Segale (606) may also be a first name.

Segale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Segale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Segale (Marathi: सोेगले) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Ségale or Segalè. Click here for further potential spellings of Segale.

How Common Is The Last Name Segale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 129,715th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,087,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Segale reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 339,515th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 606 people.

The last name Segale is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,886 people, or 1 in 28,726. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 37 percent live and Limpopo, where 5 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Botswana, where 13 percent live.

Segale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Segale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Segale last name increased 8,143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Segale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Segale last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Segale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 165.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,451 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.09% less than the national average, earning R 159,012 per year and in United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,045 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ségale941/
Segalè941/
Segales923,304/
Sekgale92487/
Segatle92380/
Shegale92349/
Segalle92310/
Segayle92243/
Segaile9280/
Segaule926/
Seagale923/
Seghale922/
Segalez922/
Seugale921/
Segalie921/
Segal9121,480/
Shengale86965/
Segatlhe86449/
Sekgaile86167/
Segealet8623/
Shaegale8610/
Segaller869/
Segalles864/
Shegaale861/
Shegalet861/
Seggaley861/
Seigaler861/
Segailhe861/
Seagalle861/
Segaylie861/
Seigales861/
Segathle861/
Sekgahle861/
Sehgal8338,055/
Segala836,025/
Segall833,097/
Siegal832,215/
Sigale831,661/
Segole831,632/
Sagale831,363/
Sogale83627/
Seigal83516/
Seghal83310/
Segali83293/
Seagal83219/
Segele83198/
Shegal83172/
Seegal8341/
Segalt8339/
Segaul8329/
Szegal8328/
Zegale8325/
Jegale8324/
Cegale8319/
Seygal839/
Segail838/
Segile832/
Segalá832/
Seggal832/
Gegale831/
Segatelle806/
Shengaale802/
Shenngale802/
Sekgala773,594/
Segalla772,487/
Siegele771,663/
Sigales771,165/
Shengal77714/
Segault77332/
Zegales77219/
Cegayle77202/
Segaliy77189/
Segalli77172/
Shigale77153/
Sagayle77143/
Segatel77140/
Cegales77122/
Sekgele77122/
Sigalet77118/
Shegele77111/
Saagale7794/
Siegall7790/
Segalis7787/
Sekgole7750/
Segally7745/
Sagaley7735/
Sigayle7733/
Shegole7723/
Sehghal7721/
Segalés7720/
Chegale7718/
Sagalle7718/
Seigali7718/
Shegala7717/
Segalio7716/
Sigalez7714/
Shehgal7713/
Seagall7712/
Seegall7712/
Sehgall7710/
Seghile779/
Ssegali779/
Senhgal777/
Sagaule777/
Segaali777/
Segolie777/
Segoele777/
Sagalhe774/
Seigele774/
Sigaule774/
Seighal774/
Segalih773/
Seegala773/
Segalha773/
Segalai773/
Schegal772/
Sheygal772/
Sogaale772/
Seghali772/
Sehhgal772/
Sahgale772/
Seegele772/
Segalit772/
Segalia772/
Sigalle772/
Seggali772/
Seigall771/
Sagaile771/
Jeghale771/
Scegall771/
Siegala771/
Sieghal771/
Sigaale771/
Sighale771/
Shegali771/
Seaghal771/
Seahgal771/
Seehgal771/
Seggala771/
Sehggal771/
Segalay771/
Sagalee771/
Soghale771/
Seyghal771/
Siegali771/
Ssegole771/
Sagalea771/
Seagile771/
Segayli771/
Sehgala771/
Segoule771/
Seigala771/
Sygalle771/
Zegalie771/
Sikgale771/
Shogale771/
Sigahle771/
Sigatle771/
Segaila771/
Seggall771/
Sagaale771/
Sogalee771/
Sseagal771/
Shagale770/
Siegald770/
Sigal735,545/
Segol73253/
Sygal73111/
Cegal7356/
Zegal7339/
Ségal7313/
Segał736/
Sègal731/
Shingale71546/
Sagaille71438/
Shaghale71119/
Sekgoele71113/
Shengole7197/
Shengali7170/
Segallis7164/
Shegalla7155/
Shakgale7139/
Sagailie7129/
Sigalles7125/
Segallio7124/
Sekgolea7124/
Seighali7123/
Ssegaali7120/
Segalova7112/
Shchegal7111/
Seygalla719/
Seagelee718/
Seyghali715/
Seghaliy714/
Shoghale712/
Shaegole712/
Jeaghale712/
Segalytė712/
Seighaly712/
Schegele711/
Scheigal711/
Shigaule711/
Shegalli711/
Shengaal711/
Seagalla711/
Seggalla711/
Shaigale711/
Sheegala711/
Sheegole711/
Segailla711/
Soghaleh711/
Shagahle711/
Shagaley711/
Sigalett711/
Sseggali711/
Segalová711/
Seigalla711/
Seyghaly711/
Sheghali711/
Sekgaila711/
Sekgelea711/
Sekgoile711/
Seakgele711/
Saighale711/
Segalhio711/
Sheghail711/
Sheagala710/
Sigala6717,469/
Chegal674,852/
Saigal674,750/
Sagali672,442/
Sighal671,227/
Cigale67765/
Segola67685/
Sogali67532/
Sigali67350/
Sagole67334/
Segatelli67259/
Sogole67251/
Sigall67233/
Zegele67209/
Jigale67197/
Sigele67145/
Saygal67122/
Cegala67121/
Segool6787/
Zagale6782/
Siggal6777/
Segoli6766/
Zigale6766/
Sagele6753/
Shigal6744/
Jegali6737/
Zeghal6733/
Sygall6733/
Sigile6727/
Segeli6726/
Ségala6724/
Sigole6722/
Sajgal6721/
Sekgoelea6716/
Zegali6715/
Zegole6713/
Shegol6712/
Gigale6711/
Segała677/
Sehgol676/
Zogale675/
Seghol675/
Sigail674/
Sigeal674/
Cegali674/
Sygalt674/
Segehalli673/
Sogele673/
Seegol673/
Shegalova672/
Zeygal672/
Sseggaali672/
Šegala672/
Szegál672/
Scheigele672/
Segoul672/
Zeigal672/
Jegaly671/
Gegaly671/
Siegol671/
Sigaly671/
Sheinghal671/
Shengalai671/
Seagol671/
Segallová671/
Shaingale671/
Sheeghala671/
Shaghaleh671/
Seigol671/
Zegail671/
Xigale671/
Sagalj671/
Segàla671/
Cegele671/
Segoly671/
Zeggal671/
Sujgal671/
Ceagal670/

Segale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Segale in the Marathi language
सोेगलेsoegale33.33
सेगालेानsegaleana33.33
सेगळेsegale33.33

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