El-Sir Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

El-Sir Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El & Sir.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El-Sir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

El-Sir Last Name Facts

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

El-Sir is found in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Sir? popularity and diffusion

El-Sir is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of El-Sir reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 80 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,377,549. Barring Sudan it is found in one country. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Shair8613/
El Sir8353/
El Sair7722/
El-Jisr771/
El Shair71452/
El Sitrh719/
El-Shear711/
El-Chair711/
El Ser67442/
El Zir674/
El-Zyr671/
El Gir671/
El Zirr62275/
El Sher62182/
El Jair62136/
El Jisr6212/
El-Zeer624/
El Zeir623/
El Djir622/
El Zair621/
El Sjayr574/
El Seher574/
El Chair573/
El Shear571/
El Zaire571/
El Chaair535/
El Jer502/
El Zyr501/

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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 El-Sir
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