Segum Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Segum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Segum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Segum (49) may also be a first name.

Segum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Segum occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Segum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Segum are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Segum is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Segum is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 67 percent reside, National Capital District, where 20 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Segum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Segum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Segum surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seegum9171/
Seggum9112/
Saegum9110/
Segume912/
Segoum912/
Seigum911/
Seygum911/
Schegum831/
Seeghum831/
Shegume831/
Segun8021,643/
Sagum805,515/
Gegum80452/
Sigum8047/
Sogum8040/
Zegum8011/
Segom802/
Jegum802/
Cegum801/
Shenghum771/
Shegun731,074/
Segoun73329/
Saghum73137/
Seegun7359/
Shagum7334/
Sagoum7319/
Segund7316/
Zeghum7314/
Seguín7312/
Sigume739/
Saagum739/
Zegoum736/
Segune735/
Shogum734/
Sesgun733/
Sgegun733/
Geghum733/
Sighum733/
Saggum732/
Seagun732/
Shigum732/
Saigum732/
Seigun732/
Gehgum731/
Secgun731/
Zaegum731/
Seghun731/
Zeigum731/
Zeegum731/
Zeagum731/
Chegum731/
Ssagum731/
Siggum731/
Gegaum731/
Jeghum731/
Shegumova711/
Shegunc67230/
Segound6765/
Sahagum6722/
Zeghoum6719/
Szegunn6716/
Szeguhn6711/
Sieghom6710/
Segoune676/
Seingun676/
Chegoum675/
Shengun673/
Sekgune673/
Saighum672/
Shoghum672/
Zeighum672/
Suiggum671/
Djegoum671/
Segutin671/
Shegune671/
Shigume671/
Zeigoum671/
Schagum671/
Saingum671/
Zeggoum671/
Shagoum671/
Sihgoum671/
Saghuum671/
Segunne670/
Shoggum670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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 Segum
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