Shegow Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Shegow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shegow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,0291:13,073876
United States641:5,663,421279,165
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Shegow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shegow occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shegow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 325,895th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Shegow are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

Shegow is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is carried by 1,029 people, or 1 in 13,073. Not including Somalia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Shegow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shegow surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Shegow last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shegow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.8% less than the national average, earning $29,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheegow9233/
Shegoow921/
Shegowa921/
Sheeghow861/
Shegaw8312,235/
Segowa8396/
Saegow8314/
Segowe835/
Shegov834/
Seagow832/
Sheguw831/
Shigow831/
Shengof77256/
Seangow7755/
Sekgowa7730/
Shengov7724/
Shegawe774/
Sekgowe774/
Saekgow772/
Shegova772/
Sheygov772/
Schagow772/
Saeghow772/
Shigoow771/
Ssegowa771/
Sheegaw771/
Schegov771/
Segov7322/
Sagow736/
Sogow736/
Segob735/
Segaw735/
Sigow735/
Seguw731/
Xegow731/
Shengoff7115/
Sheygova7110/
Seangouw711/
Shchegov711/
Sheyngof711/
Shagov671,191/
Segova67129/
Sigowa6782/
Shigov6779/
Soegov6770/
Shegav6734/
Shogov6723/
Sigowe678/
Chegov676/
Segofe672/
Seegaw672/
Shagaw671/
Sheguf671/
Shegab671/
Shegaf671/
Seagaw671/
Saegaw671/
Siggow670/

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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
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  • 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 Shegow
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