Abu Sir Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Abu Sir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Sir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel541:158,47516,422
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Palestine81:568,60613,348

Abu Sir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abu Sir has its highest incidence in Israel. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu Sir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Abu Sir live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

Abu Sir is most widespread in Israel, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 158,475. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Jerusalem District, where 100 percent live. Besides Israel this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent live and Palestine, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abou Sir9333/
Abu Shir932/
Abu Shair88275/
Abu Ser861/
Abu Jair806/
Abu Sher805/
Abu Zair804/
Abu Zeir802/
Abu-Seir802/
Abu Shaireh789/
Abu Shear75336/
Abou Sher75220/
Abou Seer751/
Abu Zer71163/
Abou Chair713/
Abou Zer67878/
Abu Shaheer677/
Abu Zerd674/
Abu-Jair673/
Abu Zerr671/
Abu Jzer671/
Abou-Sere631/
Abu Zaheer598/
Abu-Zer572/

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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 Abu Sir
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