Shegun Surname
Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname
Shegun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,070 | 1:165,554 | 10,340 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shegun (4,295) may also be a first name.
Shegun Demographics
Shegun Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shegun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shegun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shegun (Russian: Шегун) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shegun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shegun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 341,803rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,785,425 people. The surname Shegun is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shegun reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 105,563rd most widely held forename world-wide, held by 4,295 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,070 people, or 1 in 165,554. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 29 percent are found, Kano, where 15 percent are found and Kogi, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Belarus, where 0 percent are found.
Shegun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shegun last name is chiefly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shegun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shegun in the Russian language | ||
| Шегун | segun | - |
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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 Shegun
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