Seghieri Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Morocco

Seghieri Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Lombard occupation of Italy. It combines two Germanic words, sieg, which means 'victory' or 'victorious', and herro, the Old High German word for 'lord'. So, 'victorious lord' is probably the meaning of the surname.

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Seghieri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3641:168,01325,519
Algeria2451:157,68020,249
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
France1481:448,80264,499
Argentina481:890,48857,418
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Seghieri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Lombard occupation of Italy. It combines two Germanic words, sieg, which means 'victory' or 'victorious', and herro, the Old High German word for 'lord'. So, 'victorious lord' is probably the meaning of the surname. It is also possible that the second part of the name could have been heri, which means 'army' in Old High German, so an alternate translation could be 'victorious army'.

- paul_spadoni

Seghieri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seghieri is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seghieri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seghieri is the 339,513th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,729,036 people. The surname Seghieri occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Seghieri live; 45 percent live in North Africa and 45 percent live in Mahgreb.

This surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 168,013. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Tuscany, where 86 percent reside, Lazio, where 9 percent reside and Lombardy, where 3 percent reside. Besides Italy this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 23 percent reside and Morocco, where 22 percent reside.

Seghieri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seghieri last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Seghieri earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.32% less than the national average, earning $35,243 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sighieri88234/
Seghiere881/
Shigeiri751/
Seguiere751/
Siguieri751/
Zegjiri673/
Segeira673/
Segiira672/
Shingjergi671/
Shengjergi671/
Sigyiri671/
Ssegiira635/
Sigjeris631/
Siguiere631/
Cegeira531/
Sigeira531/
Ssigiira501/

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