Seghetti Surname

291,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Seghetti 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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Seghetti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy9351:65,40811,646
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
France271:2,460,101186,232
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Seghetti 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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Seghetti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seghetti is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seghetti? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 291,587th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,554,532 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Seghetti reside; 71 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent reside in Italic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Italy, where it is borne by 935 people, or 1 in 65,408. In Italy it is most common in: Marche, where 50 percent live, Tuscany, where 22 percent live and Lazio, where 14 percent live. Besides Italy this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Seghetti Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seghetti has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 21,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seghetti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seghetti last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seghetti earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 19.76% less than the national average, earning €24,095 per year and in United States they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning $40,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Segetti9315/
Segheti935/
Seghatti8848/
Seguetti8841/
Segheiti882/
Saghetti881/
Segatti80920/
Sigheti8041/
Sigetti8032/
Szegeti8018/
Segesti8010/
Seghete8010/
Segetta802/
Zegheti801/
Sagheti801/
Seghati801/
Segheta801/
Segueti801/
Cighetti75371/
Seguette75144/
Zaghetti75101/
Soghatti7578/
Zighetti7549/
Sekgethi7537/
Szigetti7519/
Szigheti752/
Siguetti751/
Shegetai751/
Zeguetti751/
Ceguetti751/
Zeghetit751/
Zeghette751/
Segeta7188/
Jegeti7131/
Segete7129/
Seguettes7113/
Segety719/
Segoti717/
Seighotei717/
Gioegetti711/
Shingetti711/
Segiti711/
Szigeti6710,571/
Segoete67189/
Segieta67163/
Sagette67161/
Seguiti67129/
Sighiti67105/
Sighete6793/
Cegatti6785/
Sigette6758/
Zegatti6749/
Segatte6741/
Sigetty6735/
Gigetti6734/
Sigatti6729/
Sagatti6724/
Cigetti6721/
Sigueti6720/
Zagheti6717/
Zagetti6713/
Sigotti6713/
Sagitti6712/
Zegetta6711/
Zeghiti674/
Sigetiy673/
Segatty672/
Shigeti671/
Seguete671/
Jegette671/
Saageti671/
Sogette671/
Shegati671/
Seegiti671/
Sekgete671/
Segathe671/
Segitta671/

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