Esghayer Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Esghayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esghayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania971:42,2153,219
Tunisia91:67,8478,246

Esghayer (26) may also be a first name.

Esghayer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Esghayer Come From? nationality or country of origin

Esghayer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Esghayer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Esghayer is the 1,785,358th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. Esghayer is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Esghayer live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Esghayer is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 26 people.

The surname Esghayer is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 42,215. In Mauritania Esghayer is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 38 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 27 percent live and Assaba Region, where 25 percent live. Beside Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Tunisia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Esghayer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Esghayer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr40
ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr31.43
ﺃﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr8.57
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr5.71
ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr5.71
ﺍﻟﺴﻐﻴﺮalsghyr2.86
ﺃﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr2.86
ﺍﻋﻤﺮﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮamrasghyr2.86

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Footnotes

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