Saghyr Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Saghyr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
Saghyr (10) may also be a first name.
Saghyr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saghyr Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saghyr (Arabic: صغيّر, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saghyr? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 921,780th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Saghyr are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 10 people.
The last name Saghyr is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Outside of Egypt this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saghyr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saghyr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 80 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻴﺮ | alsqyr | 20 |
| Saghyr in the Arabic language | ||
| صغيّر | sghyr | - |
| صغير | sghyr | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saghyr
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