Signe Surname
Approximately 5,291 people bear this surname
Signe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4,405 | 1:4,715 | 571 |
| Philippines | 351 | 1:288,428 | 41,459 |
| France | 264 | 1:251,601 | 38,869 |
| Ivory Coast | 67 | 1:344,347 | 12,387 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| Venezuela | 36 | 1:839,002 | 13,477 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Signé (15) are calculated separately.
Signe (30,177) may also be a first name.
Signe Demographics
Average Signe Salary in
United States
$28,188 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Signe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Signe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Signe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Signé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Signe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 90,573rd most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,377,348 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Signe are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Signe is also the 27,772nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 30,177 people.
The last name Signe is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 4,405 people, or 1 in 4,715. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 36 percent are found, Centre Region, where 32 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 28 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 7 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.
Signe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Signe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Signe Last Name Statistics demography
Signe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.
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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 Signe
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