Séquin Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Séquin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Séquin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sequin (1,004) & Sequín (1) are calculated separately.

Séquin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Séquin is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sequin or Sequín. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Séquin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Séquin reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Séquin is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 264,933. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Vaud, where 35 percent are found, Canton of St Gallen, where 29 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sequin941,004/
Sequín891/
Saquin832,231/
Siquin83604/
Soquin8330/
Sajquin77182/
Gesquin7751/
Sacquin7734/
Shequin7734/
Cesquin7731/
Sesquin7725/
Sequien776/
Shiquin775/
Siquing772/
Shaquin772/
Siquion771/
Socquin771/
Segquin771/
Cisquin771/
Sequing771/
Secquin770/
Siqin73150/
Sequn738/
Saqin737/
Siqun731/
Saqun731/
Siequien7161/
Chesquin716/
Schiquin711/
Seiquien710/
Shinquin710/
Seguin6743,225/
Sequen6710,194/
Xiquin674,933/
Shoqin67374/
Siguin67318/
Zequin67187/
Sequim67186/
Zaquin6757/
Shiqin6732/
Sakuin6724/
Siqing6721/
Cequin6720/
Saiqin6716/
Sequén679/
Shaqin678/
Sacuin677/
Sidqin677/
Sikuin677/
Suikin675/
Saquen675/
Shiqun675/
Secuin674/
Ziquin674/
Suiqin673/
Sekuin673/
Siquim672/
Seanquinn671/
Ciquin671/
Siqqin671/
Giquin671/
Suicin671/
Siquen671/
Sequwn671/
Seqina671/
Siqina671/
Sacqun670/
Suickn670/

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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 Séquin
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