Sigournay Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sigournay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigournay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Sigournay Last Name Facts

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

Sigournay is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigournay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Sigournay live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England Sigournay is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 39 percent are found, Essex, where 37 percent are found and Wiltshire, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.

Sigournay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sigournay has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sigournay surname expanded 342 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sigourney89313/
Sigorney824/
Segourny820/
Sigaurney780/
Segourney780/
Chigurna714/
Segornae713/
Segorney710/
Chigarnaya631/
Segarna631/
Segorne630/
Sigarni630/
Chigurni596/
Chigarna592/
Segarrna591/
Chegurnoy561/
Chigarnaia531/

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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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  • 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 Sigournay
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