Saghayer Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Saghayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saghayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Saghayer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saghayer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saghayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saghayer is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Saghayer reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

Saghayer is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 40 percent live, Adrar Region, where 20 percent live and Gorgol Region, where 20 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and Libya, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saghayer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saghayer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr25
ﺃﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr25
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr25
ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr25

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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 Saghayer
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