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

Seghers occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Séghers. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seghers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 113,394th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,786,163 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Seghers live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

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

Seghers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seghers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seghers surname grew 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.92% being registered to vote for the political 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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