Shegun Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shegun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shegun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0701:165,55410,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shegun (4,295) may also be a first name.

Shegun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shegun (Russian: Шегун) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shegun? popularity and diffusion

Shegun is the 341,803rd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,785,425 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shegun are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shegun is also the 105,563rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 4,295 people.

The last name Shegun is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,070 people, or 1 in 165,554. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 29 percent reside, Kano, where 15 percent reside and Kogi, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Belarus, where 0 percent reside.

Shegun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shegun last name is chiefly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shegunc92230/
Shengun923/
Shegune921/
Segun9121,643/
Sheghunc862/
Shagun832,704/
Segoun83329/
Seegun8359/
Shogun8331/
Chegun8322/
Shegon8320/
Segund8316/
Saegun8313/
Seguín8312/
Sahgun8310/
Shigun839/
Segune835/
Sesgun833/
Sgegun833/
Seigun832/
Seagun832/
Secgun831/
Seghun831/
Shegunova8047/
Sahagun7717,353/
Segound7765/
Schagun7742/
Szegunn7716/
Chegoun7713/
Szeguhn7711/
Shaghun7710/
Shoghun776/
Segoune776/
Seingun776/
Shingun775/
Shahgun774/
Shaygun773/
Sekgune773/
Shagaun772/
Suihgun772/
Segutin771/
Shagoun771/
Sagheun771/
Saahgun771/
Schigun771/
Schegum771/
Shagunn771/
Segunne770/
Sheygunova754/
Schegunova752/
Sagun7327,181/
Segon73690/
Sigun73114/
Segum7331/
Sogun7330/
Segón736/
Zegun732/
Según731/
Segün731/
Cegun731/
Schagunn7160/
Schaguhn7110/
Segunova715/
Chegutin715/
Shahagun714/
Shinguun714/
Sahagunn712/
Chegoune712/
Sahagaun711/
Seghoune711/
Shoghuun711/
Sahaghun711/
Seangaun711/
Saygun67459/
Szagun67206/
Seegum6771/
Saigun6759/
Suigun6741/
Seagon6731/
Chigun6715/
Seigon6715/
Shigunova6713/
Seggum6712/
Soghun6710/
Shigon678/
Sakgun678/
Sagoun677/
Saghun677/
Sigung675/
Saagun675/
Zegoun674/
Soygun673/
Cegunt673/
Sagaun672/
Sigoun672/
Shigum672/
Segoum672/
Sagunn671/
Shygunova671/
Seghon671/
Seygum671/
Chegum671/
Zeghun671/
Sokgun671/
Sigaun671/
Sagujn671/
Següín671/
Segoon671/
Seigum671/
Szogun671/
Ségoun671/
D'Sahagun671/

Shegun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shegun in the Russian language
Шегунsegun-

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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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