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 last name Sakhir (Arabic: سخير, Georgian: სახირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ, Hindi: साखिर, Marathi: साखीर, Oriya: ସାଖିର) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakhir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 327,420th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,426,407 people. It 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 widely held given name at a global level, borne by 877 people.
The surname is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 648 people, or 1 in 53,204. Excluding Morocco this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 31 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
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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