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 found most in Ethiopia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shegu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 178,897th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,054,294 people. The surname Shegu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Shegu are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shegu is also the 290,366th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 795 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Excluding Ethiopia this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
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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