Shegaw Surname

42,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shegaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shegaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia12,2341:7,9731,243
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shegaw (4,518) may also be a first name.

Shegaw Last Name Facts

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

Shegaw is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shegaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 42,565th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 595,631 people. Shegaw is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shegaw are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 102,339th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,518 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 12,234 people, or 1 in 7,973. Aside from Ethiopia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shegawe924/
Sheegaw921/
Segaw915/
Shegow831,141/
Shegav8334/
Seegaw832/
Seagaw831/
Shegaf831/
Shagaw831/
Shegab831/
Saegaw831/
Sheegow7733/
Shengav774/
Shegova772/
Seangaw771/
Shegoow771/
Shengaf771/
Shegowa771/
Sagaw73154/
Segaf7381/
Segab7373/
Sigaw737/
Segav734/
Sogaw733/
Sheygova7110/
Sheeghow711/
Segova67129/
Segowa6796/
Segaaf6745/
Seghav6721/
Saegow6714/
Shagaf6713/
Sigawe6712/
Chegaf6710/
Segowe675/
Shigab674/
Shegov674/
Seagaf672/
Seagow672/
Segafe671/
Shigaf671/
Shigow671/
Seegav671/
Shigav671/
Segaff671/
Seggaf671/
Saygaw671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shegaw
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