Shegha Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Shegha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 297 | 1:178,255 | 15,552 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shegha (32) may also be a first name.
Shegha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shegha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shegha (Marathi: शेघा) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shegha.
How Common Is The Last Name Shegha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 897,852nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shegha reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 32 people.
Shegha is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 178,255. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 100 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent live. Other than Tanzania Shegha is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shegha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shegha in the Marathi language | ||
| शेघा | 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 Shegha
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