Segovia Surname

2,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Segovia Surname Definition:

Found in Asturias, and also name of a principal city in Spain. Implies of or from Segovia. Originated in Basque "sego" meaning victory.

"Segovia" in Basque means sepulcher.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos.

Read More About This Surname

Segovia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina44,1001:969131
Mexico32,4441:3,826520
Venezuela20,9751:1,440257
Paraguay18,6471:38896
Spain13,5431:3,452411
Chile12,7511:1,382281
United States12,2471:29,5963,671
Philippines10,7171:9,447874
Ecuador8,0161:1,984347
El Salvador7,7101:823165
Peru7,0841:4,487736
Bolivia6,3491:1,672323
Colombia3,6711:13,0141,228
Uruguay1,6631:2,064249
Brazil1,3531:158,2226,091
France4341:153,04823,764
Honduras3691:23,893895
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Canada2161:170,58117,126
Cuba2071:55,6652,181
Nicaragua1961:30,7201,149
Guatemala1761:91,3792,842
Panama1381:28,3501,690
England901:619,09036,665
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Costa Rica691:69,2761,373
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Australia361:749,88148,970
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Gibraltar291:1,171268
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belize81:44,4342,498
Norway81:642,78647,258
Guam81:20,0153,029
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Segóvia (19) & Ségovia (2) are calculated separately.

Segovia (102) may also be a first name.

Segovia Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Asturias, and also name of a principal city in Spain. Implies of or from Segovia. Originated in Basque "sego" meaning victory.

"Segovia" in Basque means sepulcher.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

From the province of Segovia (Spain). Name of Roman origin - celtibérico, meaning: (Castle, fortress, citadel, high city) victory (via).

- pwrturbo

Segovia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Segovia (Arabic: سيغوفيا, Russian: Сеговиа) is found most in Argentina. It can appear as: Segóvia or Ségovia. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Segovia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Segovia is the 2,738th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Segovia are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 29 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 935,178th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 102 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is borne by 44,100 people, or 1 in 969. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 38 percent are found, Corrientes Province, where 10 percent are found and Santa Fe Province, where 10 percent are found. Other than Argentina this surname is found in 72 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 16 percent are found and Venezuela, where 10 percent are found.

Segovia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Segovia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,224,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Segovia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Segovia surname are 41.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Segovia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,088 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.35% less than the national average, earning $16,947,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.94% less than the national average, earning $36,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning $47,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Segóvia9519/
Ségovia952/
Segovias935/
Segouvia934/
Segoviaa932/
Ssegovia932/
Segoovia931/
Seagovia931/
Segobia864,937/
Cegovia86303/
Zegovia86221/
Sigovia8630/
Sagovia8625/
Sogovia8621/
Segovio8615/
Segovea867/
Segavia866/
Gegovia864/
Jegovia861/
Segowia861/
Segevia861/
Segobias803/
Cegobia71197/
Zegobia71124/
Segobio7165/
Sigobia7144/
Segobea715/
Segobya714/
Cigovia713/
Sigavia711/
Zagovia711/
Segóbia711/
Gegobia711/
Cegovea711/
Segavio711/
Cegovio711/
Cegobias678/
Sekgobea671/
Segobeha671/
Sekgabia671/
Ssegobya671/

Segovia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Segovia in the Russian language
Сеговиаsegovia-
Segovia in the Arabic language
سيغوفياsyghwfya-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Segovia
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis