Al Shair Surname
Approximately 370 people bear this surname
Al Shair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Al Shair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shair Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Shair is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shair? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al Shair is the 769,129th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Shair reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Jordan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shaier | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaair | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Shar | 93 | 12 | / |
| Al Shir | 93 | 9 | / |
| Al Sair | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaer | 88 | 2,818 | / |
| Al Sehar | 88 | 1,243 | / |
| Al Shaar | 88 | 361 | / |
| Al Sharh | 88 | 219 | / |
| Al Sahar | 88 | 27 | / |
| Al-Shair | 88 | 20 | / |
| Al Shahr | 88 | 15 | / |
| Al Share | 88 | 13 | / |
| Al Chair | 88 | 9 | / |
| Al Sir | 86 | 83 | / |
| Al Shajar | 82 | 63 | / |
| Al Shahar | 82 | 9 | / |
| Al Chaair | 82 | 5 | / |
| Al Sha'ar | 82 | 3 | / |
| Al-Shaier | 82 | 3 | / |
| Al Shayer | 82 | 2 | / |
| Al Sharth | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Saar | 80 | 10,082 | / |
| Al Sarz | 80 | 184 | / |
| Al-Shir | 80 | 9 | / |
| Al Sahr | 80 | 6 | / |
| Al Sard | 80 | 5 | / |
| Al Sher | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaheer | 78 | 15 | / |
| Al Shajour | 78 | 3 | / |
| Al Shahyar | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al Showier | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shaer | 75 | 2,595 | / |
| Al Sayer | 75 | 2,085 | / |
| Al-Shaar | 75 | 390 | / |
| Al-Share | 75 | 204 | / |
| Al Shour | 75 | 193 | / |
| Al Chaar | 75 | 41 | / |
| Al-Sahar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Al Seher | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sha'r | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Sheer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Saier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sehar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sajir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Sayrd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Sajer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Sajar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sha'ar | 71 | 211 | / |
| Al Zar | 71 | 31 | / |
| Al-Sir | 71 | 13 | / |
| Al-Sar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al Shehre | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al Zir | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al-Shayar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Shar'e | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al Ser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shathr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sahier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zair | 67 | 4,359 | / |
| Al Sarh | 67 | 238 | / |
| Al Sour | 67 | 17 | / |
| Al Zeir | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al-Saer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al-Saur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sgar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Zahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sajr | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Al Shair
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