Segbenu Surname

325,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Segbenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Segbenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Nigeria2341:757,02034,256
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Segbenu (130) may also be a first name.

Segbenu Last Name Facts

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

Segbenu occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Segbenu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Segbenu? popularity and diffusion

Segbenu is the 325,490th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,375,806 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Segbenu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 130 people.

Segbenu is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Barring Ghana it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Segbenou93700/
Segbegnou881/
Soegbenou881/
Sigbenu8652/
Sagbenu861/
Segbanu861/
Sogbenu861/
Sogbenou8037/
Segbanou8024/
Sigbenou804/
Seguenou802/
Gegbenou801/
Djegbenou75225/
Jigbenu7115/
Sogbanu712/
Sagbonou6756/
Sogbonou6748/
Seguinau673/
Shogbanu671/
Sègbonou671/
Jigbenou671/
Djigbenou63440/
Sogbonnou631/
Shikwenu5339/
Siguinau531/
Djigbénou501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Segbenu
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