Seghers Surname

113,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Seghers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seghers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,0831:3,729385
United States4311:840,97264,213
Netherlands2431:69,49511,836
France1651:402,56259,152
Canada451:818,79163,991
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Australia331:818,05251,601
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Séghers (9) are calculated separately.

Seghers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seghers occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Séghers. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seghers? popularity and diffusion

Seghers is the 113,394th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,786,163 people. The surname Seghers is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Seghers reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Seghers is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 3,083 people, or 1 in 3,729. In Belgium Seghers is most common in: Flemish Region, where 77 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 15 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Belgium Seghers exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Seghers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seghers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seghers last name increased 2,052 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seghers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seghers surname are 16.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seghers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $48,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $47,127 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séghers959/
Seeghers936/
Segers9218,007/
Seegers866,538/
Siegers862,399/
Zeghers86278/
Seigers86248/
Seagers86212/
Seggers8681/
Segerås8615/
Sjegers864/
Szegers863/
Segerst862/
Sighers861/
Seygers861/
Segiers861/
Schegers8015/
Seigerst808/
Sieggers802/
S'Hegers801/
Seggerrs800/
Seguerst800/
Zegers775,246/
Sigers77425/
Cegers7787/
Sägers776/
Sygers771/
Seingersh753/
Segersová751/
Zeegers712,347/
Siggers711,612/
Zeggers7133/
Saygers7125/
Zeagers716/
Siguers711/
Shegirs711/
Segerze711/
Zeigers710/
Sigeers710/
Suigers710/
Siegirst672/
Shingers671/
Sigggers671/
Zeeggers671/
Seagirst671/
Shiggers671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seghers
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