El Saghir Surname
Approximately 28,583 people bear this surname
El Saghir Surname User-submission:
This name is of Arab origin, and it translates to 'the young'. It comes from el, which means 'the' and saghir, which means 'young'.
When written in Arabic, it spells الصغير, which is El Saghir. However, when translated into English, it is often is written as Elsaghir.
Read More About This SurnameEl Saghir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 18,240 | 1:1,449 | 218 |
| Jordan | 4,152 | 1:2,130 | 405 |
| Syria | 1,979 | 1:9,753 | 893 |
| Lebanon | 1,229 | 1:4,587 | 822 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,092 | 1:8,390 | 1,046 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Tunisia | 459 | 1:1,330 | 106 |
| Kuwait | 337 | 1:11,278 | 1,556 |
| Palestine | 278 | 1:16,363 | 2,819 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
El Saghir (180) may also be a first name.
El Saghir Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name is of Arab origin, and it translates to 'the young'. It comes from el, which means 'the' and saghir, which means 'young'.
When written in Arabic, it spells الصغير, which is El Saghir. However, when translated into English, it is often is written as Elsaghir.
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El Saghir Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
El Saghir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Saghir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname El Saghir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name El Saghir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,232nd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 254,961 people. The last name El Saghir is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of El Saghir reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 679,247th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 180 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 18,240 people, or 1 in 1,449. In Yemen El Saghir is most frequent in: Taiz Governorate, where 21 percent are found, Raymah Governorate, where 13 percent are found and Dhamar Governorate, where 12 percent are found. Besides Yemen El Saghir exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 15 percent are found and Syria, where 7 percent are found.
El Saghir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Sunni (51%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Saghier | 95 | 183 | / |
| El Sagheir | 95 | 9 | / |
| El Shagheir | 90 | 1 | / |
| El Sagher | 89 | 462 | / |
| El-Saghir | 89 | 234 | / |
| El Zaghir | 89 | 15 | / |
| El Sagheer | 84 | 276 | / |
| El-Saghier | 84 | 217 | / |
| El Soghair | 84 | 183 | / |
| El Soghier | 84 | 1 | / |
| El Sager | 82 | 542 | / |
| El-Zaghir | 78 | 9 | / |
| El Shager | 78 | 6 | / |
| El Sogher | 78 | 4 | / |
| El Sogair | 78 | 4 | / |
| El Sageer | 78 | 1 | / |
| El-Sagheer | 74 | 1 | / |
| El-Zagir | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Zoughair | 70 | 3 | / |
| El-Sogher | 67 | 4 | / |
| El Souger | 67 | 2 | / |
El Saghir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| El Saghir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | - |
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