Segheto Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Segheto Surname User-submission:

This surname come from Italy, more precisely from the areas around Venice. Its meaning it's related to the woodcutting/woodworking profession as the radix "Seg" suggests.

This is the derived form of an ancient European radix 'sak' from which the latin words 'secare'(cutting),'seca'(saw) derived.

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Segheto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1951:1,097,81738,391
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Segheto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname come from Italy, more precisely from the areas around Venice. Its meaning it's related to the woodcutting/woodworking profession as the radix "Seg" suggests.

This is the derived form of an ancient European radix 'sak' from which the latin words 'secare'(cutting),'seca'(saw) derived. Later those words were transformed in "segare" and "sega" (plural "Seghe") in the Italian form.

This surname could be given even to some wood artisans, in fact the "saw" was mostly used as a symbol for the artisans during the Middle Ages.

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Segheto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Segheto is found most frequently in Brazil. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Segheto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,202,518th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. Segheto occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Segheto live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Segheto is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 1,097,817. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 33 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 25 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 18 percent live. Besides Brazil Segheto exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seghetto931,212/
Segeto923/
Segueto8623/
Sekgeto8619/
Segesto8610/
Cegheto865/
Segetto864/
Seghoto861/
Segheta861/
Seghato861/
Sekgetho80991/
Seghetta80332/
Seguetto80124/
Saghetto803/
Segaetho802/
Sekghoto801/
Segoto77321/
Segeta7788/
Segito774/
Gegeto772/
Sageto772/
Segatto713,870/
Shigeto713,416/
Soegito71567/
Sekgoto71537/
Segieta71163/
Segesta71156/
Segotho7167/
Siegato7126/
Cegueto7117/
Seguito718/
Soegoto715/
Zagheto714/
Seghota712/
Segetta712/
Segitho711/
Sikgeto711/
Sigueto711/
Seegheetha711/
Shigueto67127/
Sekgotho6795/
Zekgetho674/
Ceguetto673/
Szegieta672/
Shigetou672/
Sigehito671/
Sikgetho671/
Chegesto671/
Seikgato671/
Shoghoto671/
Seigatou671/
Gighetto671/
Zeguetto671/

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