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) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Seghan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seghan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Seghan occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seghan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 56 people.
Seghan is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Seghan is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent are found.
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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