Segura Surname
Approximately 349,570 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSegura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 100,866 | 1:1,231 | 190 |
| Spain | 41,227 | 1:1,134 | 115 |
| Colombia | 36,371 | 1:1,314 | 266 |
| United States | 27,717 | 1:13,077 | 1,626 |
| Costa Rica | 26,517 | 1:180 | 51 |
| Peru | 23,193 | 1:1,370 | 221 |
| Dominican Republic | 15,815 | 1:660 | 119 |
| Argentina | 14,602 | 1:2,927 | 371 |
| Chile | 11,615 | 1:1,517 | 302 |
| Ecuador | 8,738 | 1:1,820 | 322 |
| Venezuela | 7,328 | 1:4,122 | 556 |
| Guatemala | 6,945 | 1:2,316 | 381 |
| France | 5,642 | 1:11,773 | 1,153 |
| Philippines | 4,874 | 1:20,771 | 2,594 |
| Cuba | 4,522 | 1:2,548 | 368 |
| El Salvador | 4,449 | 1:1,426 | 271 |
| Brazil | 2,668 | 1:80,238 | 3,007 |
| Panama | 1,792 | 1:2,183 | 321 |
| Honduras | 1,046 | 1:8,429 | 591 |
| Bolivia | 608 | 1:17,461 | 1,539 |
| Nicaragua | 469 | 1:12,838 | 808 |
| Canada | 288 | 1:127,936 | 13,339 |
| Uruguay | 230 | 1:14,921 | 1,690 |
| Portugal | 217 | 1:48,010 | 2,732 |
| Belize | 199 | 1:1,786 | 407 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| England | 134 | 1:415,806 | 28,295 |
| Australia | 126 | 1:214,252 | 20,680 |
| Switzerland | 104 | 1:78,970 | 9,101 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Andorra | 90 | 1:932 | 149 |
| Israel | 89 | 1:96,153 | 11,162 |
| Italy | 77 | 1:794,243 | 63,344 |
| Paraguay | 71 | 1:101,926 | 2,371 |
| Zimbabwe | 70 | 1:220,546 | 24,781 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Puerto Rico | 20 | 1:177,507 | 2,086 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 260 | 1:193,149 | 16,929 |
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.
Segura Demographics
Average Male Segura Height
171.95 cm
Average Female Segura Height
159.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Segura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Segura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Segura (Russian: Сегура) occurs most in Mexico. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ségura. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Segura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,554th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,847 people. The surname Segura occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Segura are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 546,451st most frequent first name on earth, held by 265 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 100,866 people, or 1 in 1,231. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 16 percent live, Mexico City, where 10 percent live and Guanajuato, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico this surname occurs in 102 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 12 percent live and Colombia, where 10 percent live.
Segura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Segura has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 10,660 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Segura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Segura surname are 41.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.68% being registered to vote for the political 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
Segura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Segura in the Russian language | ||
| Сегура | segura | - |
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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
- 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 Segura
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