B'Chir Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Tunisia

B'Chir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

B'Chir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania391:104,9966,429
France131:5,109,440259,941
Tunisia91:67,8478,246

B'Chir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name B'Chir Come From? nationality or country of origin

B'Chir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺸﻴﺮ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name B'Chir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name B'Chir is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of B'Chir are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 104,996. In Mauritania B'Chir is primarily found in: Tagant Region, where 62 percent are found, Adrar Region, where 15 percent are found and Hodh Chargui Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent are found and Tunisia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bchir91805/
Bchire831/
Bcir801/
Bshir73553/
Bcsir734/
Wchir731/
Bhsir731/
B'Kir731/
Bcher731/
Bøtchiær711/
Bøcher6759/
Bscher6740/
B'Keir6719/
Btcher676/
Bshair675/
Bsheir674/
Bshire674/
Bshier674/
Bhshir673/
Bsshir672/
Bûcher672/
Bhcher671/
Bhsair671/
Bchert671/
Bchere671/
Bgcher671/
Bpshir671/
Bshsir671/

B'Chir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
B'Chir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺸﻴﺮabshyr81.25
ﺃﺑﺸﻴﺮabshyr12.5
ﺍﻟﺒﺸﻴﺮalbshyr6.25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to B'Chir
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