Sakhir Surname
Approximately 1,134 people bear this surname
Sakhir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| Iraq | 356 | 1:98,375 | 2,980 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Sakhir (877) may also be a first name.
Sakhir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakhir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakhir (Arabic: سخير, Georgian: სახირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ, Hindi: साखिर, Marathi: साखीर, Oriya: ସାଖିର) is found most in Morocco. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakhir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 327,420th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,426,407 people. The last name Sakhir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Sakhir are found; 58 percent are found in North Africa and 58 percent are found in Mahgreb. Sakhir is also the 274,607th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 877 people.
This last name is most numerous in Morocco, where it is held by 648 people, or 1 in 53,204. Beside Morocco this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 31 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakhir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakhir in the Georgian language | ||
| სახირ | sakhir | - |
| Sakhir in the Marathi language | ||
| साखीर | sakhira | 66.67 |
| सखीर | sakhira | 16.67 |
| शकीर | sakira | 8.33 |
| सािखर | saikhara | 8.33 |
| Sakhir in the Hindi language | ||
| साखिर | sakhira | 61.67 |
| साखीर | sakhira | 13.33 |
| सखीर | sakhira | 11.67 |
| सखिर | sakhira | 5 |
| शाकिर | sakira | 3.33 |
| साकिर | sakira | 3.33 |
| सखिरा | sakhira | 1.67 |
| Sakhir in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଖିର | sakhira | 50 |
| େସକ୍ସାକୀର | esaksakira | 16.67 |
| ସାଖୀର | sakhira | 16.67 |
| ଶାଖିର | sakhira | 16.67 |
| Sakhir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 40 |
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 20 |
| ﺻﻐﻴﺮ | sghyr | 20 |
| ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 20 |
| Sakhir in the Arabic language | ||
| سخير | skhyr | - |
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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 Sakhir
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