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 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

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
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  • 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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