El Saghir Surname

19,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

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.

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El Saghir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen18,2401:1,449218
Jordan4,1521:2,130405
Syria1,9791:9,753893
Lebanon1,2291:4,587822
United Arab Emirates1,0921:8,3901,046
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Tunisia4591:1,330106
Kuwait3371:11,2781,556
Palestine2781:16,3632,819
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Oman141:263,4264,299
France101:6,642,272293,169
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malta11:430,2723,380
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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.

- eosiahelsaghir

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

El Saghir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Saghir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮalsghyr-

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