Essaghir Surname

138,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Essaghir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Essaghir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,9991:11,4961,659
France741:897,604104,173
Mauritania681:60,2194,226
Spain561:834,85833,799
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Essaghir (227) may also be a first name.

Essaghir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Essaghir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ) occurs most in Morocco. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Essaghir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Essaghir is the 138,208th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,250,632 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Essaghir live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Mahgreb. Essaghir is also the 596,468th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 227 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 2,999 people, or 1 in 11,496. Other than Morocco this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent live and Mauritania, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Essaghir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Essaghir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮalsghyr78.13
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr6.25
ﺻﻐﻴﺮsghyr3.13
ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr3.13
ﺍﻟﺼﻘﻴﺮalsqyr3.13
ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr3.13
ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻴﺮalsqyr3.13

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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 Essaghir
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