Segla Surname

59,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Segla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Segla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin4,3101:2,398284
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Togo1,6801:4,314763
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
France381:1,747,966156,445
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Ivory Coast331:699,12819,606
Senegal191:767,3342,735
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England31:18,572,686338,250
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Sègla (8), Šegla (5) & Ségla (4) are calculated separately.

Segla (8,184) may also be a first name.

Segla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Segla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻜﻞ, Marathi: सेगला) has its highest incidence in Benin. It can be rendered as a variant: Sègla, Šegla or Ségla. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Segla? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 59,035th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 852,444 people. The last name Segla occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Segla are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Segla is also the 70,022nd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 8,184 people.

The last name Segla is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 4,310 people, or 1 in 2,398. In Benin it is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 18 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 17 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 15 percent live. Apart from Benin Segla is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 23 percent live and Togo, where 20 percent live.

Segla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Segla last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Segla earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.83% less than the national average, earning $34,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sègla938/
Šegla935/
Ségla934/
Seglah912,697/
Seigla9189/
Seglat9111/
Seglas915/
Siegla914/
Szeglat8333/
Seangla8328/
Segleau8313/
Segella8312/
Segilla831/
Seegela831/
Seiglas830/
Sieglea830/
Segle80593/
Cegla80471/
Seglo80198/
Sigla80195/
Sagla80165/
Jegla80138/
Sogla80128/
Segli8043/
Segly8023/
Zegla8017/
Gegla803/
Seglé801/
Seguilla77225/
Seanglai7715/
Seakgela7711/
Seinglai774/
Seguella773/
Shegella772/
Shenglai772/
Seaglass772/
Seggella771/
Segillia771/
Shegilla771/
Seanglah771/
Sieglaus770/
Sieglach770/
Siegle734,659/
Seagle732,328/
Seigle731,912/
Segler731,567/
Shigla73714/
Sigela73500/
Seglie73159/
Zeglat73141/
Shegle7390/
Shagla7344/
Saglay7325/
Szegle7324/
Seagly7321/
Saglah7316/
Siegli7316/
Suigla7312/
Segley7311/
Seglos7311/
Saglai739/
Siglya738/
Seggle737/
Soghla737/
Siglai736/
Sighla734/
Siggla734/
Saggla734/
Seglis734/
Seghli734/
Ceglas734/
Siglas733/
Siglau733/
Seegle732/
Zeigla732/
Ceglaj732/
Shogla732/
Giegla732/
Sehgle732/
Seaglo732/
Chegla731/
Zeglaa731/
Sceglo731/
Sheglo731/
Seghle731/
Segleh731/
Segleu731/
Siglap731/
Saghla731/
Zeglau731/
Siglla731/
Sieglé731/
Seggli731/
Ceglad731/
Seigly730/
Siglah730/
Siegly730/
Shengilla711/
Shegglass711/
Siegler677,060/
Seigler672,885/
Shengli67210/
Seiglie67144/
Szeglet67121/
Seagelo67112/
Segelle67110/
Shaghla6785/
Seagler6777/
Seegler6768/
Seigley6759/
Shingla6750/
Shengle6731/
Siegley6730/
Zegilla6729/
Sieglet6718/
Seagles6716/
Seangly6710/
Seglets677/
Siegles676/
Sagella675/
Segillo674/
Seigele674/
Zeeglay674/
Seiglis674/
Schogla673/
Gegilla673/
Jegella673/
Scheglo672/
Sceigle672/
Sageela672/
Seegele672/
Zoeglay672/
Sagilla672/
Sceegle671/
Scegler671/
Sieglei671/
Sieglie671/
Sigella671/
Sigilla671/
Shegler671/
Shaglla671/
Seigles671/
Seiglei671/
Zoeglah671/
Siglach671/
Sziegli671/
Shiglay671/
Seanglo671/
Shoghla671/
Seagley670/
Schegle670/
Shegley670/
Sheagle670/
Shiegly670/

Segla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Segla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻜﻞskl-
Segla in the Marathi language
सेगलाsegala-

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