Segun Surname
Approximately 21,643 people bear this surname
Segun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20,623 | 1:8,590 | 956 |
| Philippines | 661 | 1:153,159 | 25,463 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| Spain | 53 | 1:882,114 | 34,832 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Según (1) & Segün (1) are calculated separately.
Segun (171,152) may also be a first name.
Segun Demographics
Segun Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Segun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Segun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Segun (Arabic: سيغون, Oriya: େସଗୁନ, Russian: Сегун) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Según or Segün. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Segun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Segun is the 24,938th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 336,716 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Segun live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Segun is also the 6,138th most common first name internationally It is held by 171,152 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20,623 people, or 1 in 8,590. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 15 percent live, Ogun, where 12 percent live and Oyo, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Segun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Segun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Segun last name rose 1,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Segun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (87%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Segun are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Segun earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 43.19% less than the national average, earning $12,898,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 7.81% less than the national average, earning $39,777 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Segun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Segun in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଗୁନ | esaguna | - |
| Segun in the Russian language | ||
| Сегун | segun | - |
| Segun in the Arabic language | ||
| سيغون | syghwn | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Segun
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