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 is found most frequently in Somalia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shegow? popularity and diffusion

Shegow is the 325,895th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,386,982 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Shegow live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

It is most numerous in Somalia, where it is borne by 1,029 people, or 1 in 13,073. Beside Somalia Shegow occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Shegow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shegow last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Shegow last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the 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
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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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