Shegh Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Shegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 144 | 1:1,230,158 | 49,400 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Shegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shegh (Hindi: शेघ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shegh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,428,594th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Shegh reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Shegh is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 1,230,158. In Nigeria Shegh is most frequent in: Benue, where 73 percent are found, Taraba, where 17 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found and Bahrain, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shegh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shegh in the Hindi language | ||
| शेघ | segha | - |
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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 Shegh
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