Shegu Surname
Approximately 2,386 people bear this surname
Shegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| India | 514 | 1:1,492,345 | 56,242 |
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shegu (795) may also be a first name.
Shegu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shegu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shegu (Marathi: शेगु) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shegu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 178,897th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,054,294 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Shegu reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 290,366th most common first name at a global level, borne by 795 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Barring Ethiopia Shegu exists in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shegu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shegu in the Marathi language | ||
| शेगु | segu | 77.27 |
| शेगू | segu | 22.73 |
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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 Shegu
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