Sehgal Surname

14,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sehgal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sehgal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31,5711:24,2971,837
United States1,8861:192,18419,015
England8931:62,3947,342
United Arab Emirates7791:11,7621,457
Canada7181:51,3176,189
Pakistan5291:337,7016,765
Australia2831:95,39110,845
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Thailand1761:401,35470,497
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
Malaysia861:342,95618,348
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Scotland121:446,15118,166
China111:124,301,9616,553
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Tonga91:11,924307
East Timor91:135,103179
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Wales61:515,75523,171
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Oman61:614,6626,082
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

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

Sehgal (520) may also be a first name.

Sehgal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sehgal (Hindi: सहगल, Marathi: सेहगल, Oriya: େସହଗଲ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Śéhgál. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehgal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,637th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 191,500 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Sehgal are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 370,386th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 520 people.

Sehgal is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 31,571 people, or 1 in 24,297. In India it is mostly found in: Delhi, where 45 percent reside, Punjab, where 26 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Sehgal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sehgal surname are 3.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sehgal earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 30.87% more than the national average, earning $56,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.45% more than the national average, earning $63,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehghal9221/
Shehgal9213/
Sehgall9210/
Senhgal927/
Sehhgal922/
Seahgal921/
Seehgal921/
Sehggal921/
Segal9121,480/
Segale833,491/
Segall833,097/
Sahgal832,960/
Siegal832,215/
Shagal831,699/
Seigal83516/
Seghal83310/
Seagal83219/
Shegal83172/
Shigal8344/
Seegal8341/
Segalt8339/
Segaul8329/
Szegal8328/
Shogal8327/
Seygal839/
Saegal839/
Segail838/
Sehgol836/
Seggal832/
Śéhgál831/
Sahagal7711,061/
Shengal77714/
Sekgale77487/
Shingal77406/
Shegale77349/
Segault77332/
Segalle77310/
Segayle77243/
Shigale77153/
Segatel77140/
Saihgal7792/
Siegall7790/
Segaile7780/
Shagall7779/
Shaghal7745/
Shaigal7730/
Shisgal7729/
Shahgal7720/
Shighal7715/
Seagall7712/
Sinhgal7712/
Seegall7712/
Schigal778/
Sahghal778/
Segaule776/
Seighal774/
Seagale773/
Schegal772/
Sheygal772/
Sihghal772/
Shaggal772/
Seghale772/
Seigall771/
Sahgail771/
Scegall771/
Sieghal771/
Seaghal771/
Shaygal771/
Shaegal771/
Shagail771/
Seyghal771/
Sahgahl771/
Sahgall771/
Seggall771/
Sseagal771/
Chehgal771/
Shigall770/
Schagal770/
Siegald770/
Shoegal770/
Sagal7329,362/
Sigal735,545/
Sogal73377/
Segol73253/
Sygal73111/
Cegal7356/
Zegal7339/
Jegal7334/
Gegal7313/
Ségal7313/
Segał736/
Sègal731/
Shinghal71391/
Sekgaile71167/
Shahagal7153/
Shagghal7136/
Segalova7112/
Shchegal7111/
Shchigal717/
Sahaggal711/
Scheigal711/
Sinhghal711/
Shigaule711/
Shegaale711/
Shehegol711/
Shengaal711/
Shaigale711/
Segailhe711/
Seagalle711/
Segalová711/
Sheshgol711/
Sekgahle711/
Sheghail711/
Shaingal711/
Shingall710/
Shiggall710/
Chegal674,852/
Saigal674,750/
Saghal673,481/
Sigale671,661/
Segole671,632/
Sighal671,227/
Zhogal67750/
Soghal67610/
Jeghal67411/
Sigall67233/
Saygal67122/
Shagol67100/
Chigal6790/
Segool6787/
Jhigal6780/
Siggal6777/
Saggal6771/
Sagall6749/
Zhagal6744/
Shigalova6741/
Zhigal6740/
Zeghal6733/
Sygall6733/
Zegale6725/
Jegale6724/
Sajgal6721/
Cegale6719/
Schisgall6717/
Djegal6714/
Shigol6712/
Shegol6712/
Jegaul678/
Shogol677/
Gegail677/
Cihgal677/
Zoegal677/
Jeagal676/
Seghol675/
Sigail674/
Sigeal674/
Sygalt674/
Sagahl674/
Ziegal673/
Jeggal673/
Gegall673/
Seegol673/
Shegalova672/
Zeygal672/
Saagal672/
Szegál672/
Segoul672/
Zeigal672/
Sogaal671/
Sogail671/
Siegol671/
Sheinghal671/
Seagol671/
Segallová671/
Ségale671/
Seigol671/
Zegail671/
Sagail671/
Gegale671/
Zeggal671/
Sujgal671/
Ceagal670/

Sehgal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sehgal in the Hindi language
सहगलsahagala88.62
सेहगलsehagala7.43
सेह्गलsehgala1.8
शहगलsahagala0.24
सिंगलsingala0.24
सह्गलsahgala0.24
शेह्गलsehgala0.12
Sehgal in the Marathi language
सेहगलsehagala77.61
सहगलsahagala8.38
सैगलsaigala8.28
सैहगलsaihagala2.56
सहेगलsahegala0.99
सेगलsegala0.59
सेहेगलsehegala0.2
सीगालsigala0.2
सेहगालsehagala0.2
सेहगळsehagala0.2
Sehgal in the Oriya language
େସହଗଲesahagala66.67
େସେହଗଲesehagala20
ସହଗଲsahagala6.67
େସହ୍ଗଲesahgala6.67

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