Seghan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Seghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Seghan (56) may also be a first name.
Seghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seghan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻜﺎﻥ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Seghan.
How Common Is The Last Name Seghan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seghan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 56 people.
The surname Seghan is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Seghan exists in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seghan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seghan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻜﺎﻥ | skan | - |
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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 Seghan
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