Segura Surname

1,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Segura Surname Definition:

Ancient surname found in Vizcaya, and originating in village of Segura in Guipúzcoa. Found as name of several villages near Tarragona, San Sebastian, Jaén, Badajoz, Teruel, and Plasencia. Derived from latin "securis" - secure, confident.

Place of refuge.

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Segura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico100,8661:1,231190
Spain41,2271:1,134115
Colombia36,3711:1,314266
United States27,7171:13,0771,626
Costa Rica26,5171:18051
Peru23,1931:1,370221
Dominican Republic15,8151:660119
Argentina14,6021:2,927371
Chile11,6151:1,517302
Ecuador8,7381:1,820322
Venezuela7,3281:4,122556
Guatemala6,9451:2,316381
France5,6421:11,7731,153
Philippines4,8741:20,7712,594
Cuba4,5221:2,548368
El Salvador4,4491:1,426271
Brazil2,6681:80,2383,007
Panama1,7921:2,183321
Honduras1,0461:8,429591
Bolivia6081:17,4611,539
Nicaragua4691:12,838808
Canada2881:127,93613,339
Uruguay2301:14,9211,690
Portugal2171:48,0102,732
Belize1991:1,786407
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England1341:415,80628,295
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Switzerland1041:78,9709,101
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Andorra901:932149
Israel891:96,15311,162
Italy771:794,24363,344
Paraguay711:101,9262,371
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Norway231:223,57824,793
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Puerto Rico201:177,5072,086
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Equatorial Guinea161:70,980225
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
China111:124,301,9616,553
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Botswana41:546,73222,624
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Dominica21:37,946685
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

The alternate forms: Ségura (18) are calculated separately.

Segura (265) may also be a first name.

Segura Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ancient surname found in Vizcaya, and originating in village of Segura in Guipúzcoa. Found as name of several villages near Tarragona, San Sebastian, Jaén, Badajoz, Teruel, and Plasencia. Derived from latin "securis" - secure, confident.

Place of refuge.

Basque name from the villa of Segura (Guipúzcoa). Later spread through the Peninsula.

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

Segura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Segura (Russian: Сегура) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ségura. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Segura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,554th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,847 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Segura reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 546,451st most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 265 people.

The surname Segura is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 100,866 people, or 1 in 1,231. In Mexico Segura is primarily concentrated in: México, where 16 percent reside, Mexico City, where 10 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico this last name occurs in 102 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 12 percent reside and Colombia, where 10 percent reside.

Segura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Segura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Segura last name increased 10,660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Segura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Segura are 41.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Segura earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.45% less than the national average, earning 271,842 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,716 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $24,108,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $36,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $48,499 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ségura9418/
Segoura9278/
Seguras9244/
Segurra9227/
Scegura9224/
Ssegura926/
Seguraa924/
Segurea922/
Seguura922/
Szegura921/
Segurai921/
Seguraz921/
Seguroa921/
Segouras862/
D'Segura861/
Segureau861/
Seguro836,213/
Sagura83377/
Sigura83310/
Segure83163/
Seguri83157/
Zegura8380/
Segira8377/
Cegura8359/
Segora8347/
Sogura8327/
Žegura8321/
Jegura838/
Gegura833/
Seguró831/
Seingoura804/
Seangurai802/
Seguros773,287/
Seguret77542/
Sheguri77163/
Shegure7770/
Chegura7725/
Sigoura7725/
Ssegira7724/
Seguroo778/
Siguroa775/
Jegoura774/
Sygoura774/
Suigura773/
Shigura773/
Sseguri773/
Sigaura772/
Sekgora772/
Saggura771/
Sagaura771/
Segures771/
Segurro771/
Seguuro771/
Seuguro771/
Segorra771/
Ségoura771/
Szygura771/
Saghura771/
Shagura771/
Sohgaura7163/
Shigaura7149/
Sajgutra7125/
Zegouras7118/
Segourou717/
Shingura715/
Sigouras715/
Jegourra715/
Zhengura714/
Saingura714/
Shenguri714/
Shogoura714/
Shaggura713/
Sseggira713/
Shagoura712/
Sigeoura711/
Shegiray711/
Segoures711/
Sheaguri711/
Shagurai711/
Sigeurra711/
Saigoura711/
Saghurai711/
Saygoura711/
Sygouras711/
Zeghoura711/
Shikgura711/
Sigouray710/
Sigira67915/
Sagira67678/
Zigura67206/
Zagura67204/
Segoro67180/
Sigora67107/
Sigure6781/
Šogura6775/
Cigura6762/
Saguro6733/
Segore6731/
Siguro6727/
Soguro6723/
Segori6715/
Shikgurah6714/
Siguri677/
Sogira677/
Ceguro675/
Ceguri674/
Segiro674/
Shaingura674/
Shigueura674/
Siguré672/
Zegira671/
Gigura671/
Cygura671/
Geguro671/

Segura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Segura in the Russian language
Сегураsegura-

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Segura Reference & Research

Segura DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Segura FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Segura
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