Seghetta Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Seghetta 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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Seghetta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2911:210,16029,866
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Seghetta 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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Seghetta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seghetta occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seghetta? popularity and diffusion

Seghetta is the 832,284th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname Seghetta occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Seghetta live; 88 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent live in Italic Europe.

The surname Seghetta is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 210,160. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Marche, where 80 percent reside, Umbria, where 11 percent reside and Lazio, where 9 percent reside. Not including Italy this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Seghetta Last Name Statistics demography

Seghetta earn marginally less than the average income. In Italy they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning €28,942 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Segetta932/
Segheta931/
Seghetto881,212/
Segeta8688/
Segheto80196/
Segieta80163/
Segesta80156/
Zegetta8011/
Segetto804/
Segitta801/
Seegheetha781/
Seguetto75124/
Szegieta752/
Ssegitta752/
Shegetai751/
Segita7198/
Segeťa7147/
Zegeta717/
Sigeta714/
Segeto713/
Shigeta6731,378/
Sigitta6737/
Segueto6723/
Sigueta6722/
Sjeggestad6721/
Sekgeto6719/
Ssegita6715/
Segesto6710/
Cegheto675/
Zigetta673/
Seguita672/
Sigetea671/
Sekgita671/
Segitap671/
Chegeta671/

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