Seghetto Surname

310,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Seghetto 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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Seghetto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7371:290,46711,189
Italy3401:179,87326,803
France651:1,021,888113,182
Luxembourg401:14,5143,173
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Macau11:601,6301,582

Seghetto 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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Seghetto Last Name Facts

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

Seghetto occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seghetto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 310,758th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,012,827 people. Seghetto occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Seghetto are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 61 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 737 people, or 1 in 290,467. In Brazil Seghetto is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 44 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 24 percent are found and Paraná, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 28 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Segheto93196/
Segetto934/
Seghetta88332/
Seguetto88124/
Segeto863/
Segueto8023/
Sekgeto8019/
Segesto8010/
Cegheto805/
Segetta802/
Segheta801/
Sekgetho75991/
Ceguetto753/
Segeta7188/
Segito714/
Shigeto673,416/
Segieta67163/
Segesta67156/
Cegueto6717/
Zegetta6711/
Seguito678/
Sikgeto671/
Segitta671/
Segitho671/
Sigueto671/
Seegheetha671/

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