Seggewiss Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Seggewiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seggewiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany811:993,89568,573
Canada531:695,20056,020
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Seggewiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seggewiss is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Seggewiss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seggewiss? popularity and diffusion

Seggewiss is the 1,391,595th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Seggewiss live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 993,895. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 98 percent are found and Bavaria, where 1 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 34 percent are found and Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.

Seggewiss Last Name Statistics demography

Seggewiss earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $55,551 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seggewisse9513/
Seggewiess951/
Seggewies8957/
Seggewiß82404/
Seggewiße7820/
Sagewis757/
Segewes751/
Scheeweiss743/
Sheghewi716/
Segewa6715/
Seevis678/
Scheeweis674/
Segebi671/

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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
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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 Seggewiss
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