Saghair Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Saghair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 264 | 1:15,511 | 1,454 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Saghaïr (1) are calculated separately.
Saghair (82) may also be a first name.
Saghair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saghair Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saghair (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Saghaïr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saghair? popularity and diffusion
It is the 674,066th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. Saghair occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Saghair are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 82 people.
This surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 15,511. In Mauritania Saghair is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 16 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 15 percent live and Tagant Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Mauritania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 31 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saghair Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saghair in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 44.76 |
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 20.95 |
| ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 12.38 |
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 6.67 |
| ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 3.81 |
| ﺃﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 2.86 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 1.9 |
| ﺻﻐﻴﺮ | sghyr | 1.9 |
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮﻩ | asghyrh | 1.9 |
| ﺃﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 0.95 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻘﻴﺮ | alsqyr | 0.95 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻴﺮ | alsqyr | 0.95 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saghair
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