Séga Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Séga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Séga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Sega (7,082), Sêga (10) & Şega (15) are calculated separately.

Séga (3,490) may also be a first name.

Séga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Séga is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Sega, Sêga or Şega. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Séga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Séga live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Séga is also the 120,230th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 3,490 people.

The last name Séga is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Adrar Region, where 33 percent reside, Guidimagha Region, where 33 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania it exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sega927,082/
Sêga9210/
Ségas891/
Şega8315/
Ségaud8012/
Ségaux801/
Siga759,187/
Syga75816/
Säga7542/
Ségo753/
Zéga752/
Sīga751/
Ségault732/
Shiga6738,560/
Shega677,378/
Saiga677,287/
Siega676,103/
Segat672,378/
Sigad672,031/
Sigat671,993/
Seiga671,863/
Sigha671,614/
Suiga671,083/
Sigap67812/
Sigai67776/
Sigau67621/
Sigay67607/
Segai67583/
Segas67543/
Sigah67535/
Segga67525/
Segau67500/
Sigaa67383/
Seaga67359/
Sigas67355/
Segay67269/
Segoa67213/
Segha67210/
Szega67203/
Seega67173/
Segah67169/
Szyga67131/
Sekga6799/
Segaa6788/
Seuga6781/
Segap6761/
Segad6754/
Sigga6734/
Segľa6731/
Sigea6724/
Sciga6720/
Syoga6718/
Sayga6717/
Seyga6715/
Ssega6712/
Soiga6710/
Ssiga678/
Segaï677/
Sziga676/
Shyga676/
Segaz675/
Sihga674/
Sigoa674/
Seïga673/
Sejga673/
Segaj673/
Sygay672/
Sujga671/
Sajga671/
Ségot671/
Sicga671/
Sikga671/
Zégaï671/
Sygas671/
Sigaà671/
Zégai671/
Sehga671/
Sigaj671/

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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 Séga
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