Seguín Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Seguín Surname Definition:

Place name in Pantón, Lugo and in Celonova, Orense. From the infinitive "seguir" with an altered suffix ending of diminutive concept "-in" giving as the denotation of this surname "a persecutor small in stature but large in scope."

Seguín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Següín (1) are calculated separately.

Seguín Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Pantón, Lugo and in Celonova, Orense. From the infinitive "seguir" with an altered suffix ending of diminutive concept "-in" giving as the denotation of this surname "a persecutor small in stature but large in scope."

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

Seguín Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seguín is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Següín. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seguín? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Seguín live; 75 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most common in Spain, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,194,671. In Spain Seguín is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 67 percent are found, Madrid, where 22 percent are found and Navarre, where 11 percent are found. Not including Spain this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 8 percent are found and Chile, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Següín941/
Segun9121,643/
Shegun831,074/
Segoun83329/
Seegun8359/
Segund8316/
Saegun8313/
Seguyn838/
Segune835/
Sesgun833/
Sgegun833/
Seigun832/
Seagun832/
Secgun831/
Seghun831/
Seguine77434/
Shegunc77230/
Segound7765/
Szegunn7716/
Szeguhn7711/
Segoune776/
Seingun776/
Seguene775/
Shengun773/
Sekgune773/
Shegune771/
Segutin771/
Segunne770/
Seguyne770/
Sagun7327,181/
Segon73690/
Gegun73519/
Jegun73250/
Sigun73114/
Segum7331/
Sogun7330/
Segón736/
Zegun732/
Según731/
Segün731/
Cegun731/
Segunova715/
Sheghunc712/
Seguitin712/
Seghoune711/
Seguigne711/
Segguene711/
Seangaun711/
Shagun672,704/
Saygun67459/
Segain67213/
Szagun67206/
Seghin67202/
Segine67146/
Gecgun6792/
Seegum6771/
Gegung6762/
Saigun6759/
Shegunova6747/
Suigun6741/
Segoin6737/
Seagon6731/
Shogun6731/
Chegun6722/
Shegon6720/
Seigon6715/
Seggum6712/
Sahgun6710/
Soghun6710/
Shigun679/
Seghen679/
Sakgun678/
Zhegun677/
Segene677/
Zegung677/
Sagoun677/
Saghun677/
Sigung675/
Saagun675/
Zegoun674/
Soygun673/
Cegunt673/
Sagaun672/
Sigoun672/
Segoum672/
Sagunn671/
Seghon671/
Seygum671/
Segaen671/
Jeigun671/
Zeghun671/
Sokgun671/
Sigaun671/
Sagujn671/
Segoon671/
Seigum671/
Szogun671/
Ségoun671/
Jeegun671/
Jegung671/
Jegunt670/

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