Segh Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Segh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Segh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
India131:59,005,029552,550
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Iran21:38,391,262236,033

Segh (27) may also be a first name.

Segh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Segh (Hindi: शेख) is most common in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Segh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Segh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Segh is the 1,658,108th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. Segh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Segh live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Segh is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 27 people.

Segh is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Segh is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 85 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 15 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 18 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seigh89269/
Shegh89151/
Szegh8939/
Siegh8914/
Seagh897/
Seegh895/
Sekgh893/
Seygh891/
Sesgh891/
Seg86732/
Shiegh8034/
Shekgh804/
Sheigh803/
Sheegh802/
Sekh752,371,968/
Sieg759,244/
Sigh757,474/
Seig75294/
Seeg75177/
Szeg75151/
Sheg75126/
Sehk75116/
Jegh7537/
Seag7517/
Segg7515/
Seug757/
Zegh757/
Segs755/
Sehg752/
Sexh752/
Seqh752/
Sekg751/
Seyg751/
Gegh751/
Sseg751/
Sceg751/
Segt751/
Segz751/
Seƶg751/
Sehq751/
Segq751/
Seqg751/
Cegh751/
Sheikgh732/
Schiegh731/
Scheigh730/
Shekh67241,119/
Seikh6771,426/
Segue672,488/
Saigh672,289/
Szegő671,267/
Shigh67849/
Seakh67601/
Sihgh67534/
Sekhe67284/
Saygh67265/
Scheg67209/
Siekh6777/
Siggh6757/
Seekh6742/
Åsegg6735/
Sehkh6734/
Sekkh6732/
Shehk6728/
Chegh6721/
Seihk6718/
Ssekh6717/
Suigh6716/
Seagg6715/
Ziegh6714/
Sykeh6712/
Sekhh6711/
Siegk6711/
Sedkh6711/
Seukh679/
Seeqh679/
Hsekh676/
Zeigh674/
Seskh674/
Sheeg674/
Sisgh673/
Shieg673/
Seggs672/
Sjekh672/
Sgekh672/
Seagp672/
Sikgh671/
Rzegh671/
Hsigh671/
Sheig671/
Sejkh671/
Seykh671/
Shahiegh671/
Shehg671/
Siegė671/
Schegsch671/
Szeig671/
Secsh671/
Djegh671/
Zekgh671/
Saheikgh671/
Sheag671/
Shecg670/
Siegg670/
Shegg670/
Seigs670/
Seegg670/
Seags670/
Seigz670/
Seigk670/
Seigg670/

Segh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Segh in the Hindi language
शेखsekha50
सेघsegha50

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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 Segh
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