Segel Surname
Approximately 12,424 people bear this surname
Segel Surname Definition:
(French, German) One who cultivated rye; contraction of segan leviyyah, literally assistant priest or rabbi, a name often adopted by Levites.
Segel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 10,804 | 1:792 | 36 |
| United States | 1,076 | 1:336,858 | 30,388 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Denmark | 56 | 1:100,798 | 9,513 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
The alternate forms: Šegel (21) are calculated separately.
Segel (136) may also be a first name.
Segel 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.
Segel Demographics
Average Segel Salary in
United States
$54,064 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Segel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Segel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Segel (Hindi: शेगेल, Russian: Сегель) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šegel. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Segel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,030th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 586,570 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Segel live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 794,286th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 136 people.
Segel is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 10,804 people, or 1 in 792. In Israel Segel is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 27 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 21 percent live and Haifa District, where 13 percent live. Other than Israel Segel exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Segel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Segel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,708 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Segel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Segel last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Segel surname are 44.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Segel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.87% more than the national average, earning R 581,916 per year; in United States they earn 25.3% more than the national average, earning $54,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.43% more than the national average, earning $72,752 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Segel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Segel in the Hindi language | ||
| शेगेल | segela | - |
| Segel in the Russian language | ||
| Сегель | segel | - |
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Segel 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 Segel
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