Sangir Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Sangir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Turkey | 63 | 1:1,235,261 | 51,954 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sangir (742) may also be a first name.
Sangir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sangir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sangir (Hindi: संगीर, Marathi: संगीर, Oriya: ୀର) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sangir? popularity and diffusion
Sangir is the 686,443rd most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Sangir are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 32 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sangir is also the 301,975th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 742 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 1,170,347. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Sumatra, where 90 percent are found, North Maluku, where 4 percent are found and Aceh, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and Turkey, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sangir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sangir in the Hindi language | ||
| संगीर | sangira | 97.45 |
| संगिर | sangira | 0.85 |
| सांगीर | sangira | 0.85 |
| सगीर | sagira | 0.43 |
| संगीरा | sangira | 0.43 |
| Sangir in the Marathi language | ||
| संगीर | sangira | 96.97 |
| सगीर | sagira | 3.03 |
| Sangir in the Oriya language | ||
| ୀର | ira | 50 |
| ସାିର | saira | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sangir
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