Saqr Surname

8,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Saqr Surname User-submission:

This surname means falcon in Arabic.

Saqr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt31,5751:2,912411
Syria9,9151:1,947237
Lebanon9,8481:57298
Jordan4,2391:2,086386
Palestine4,0791:1,115182
Saudi Arabia1,8681:16,5182,266
Iraq1,6031:21,8481,221
United Arab Emirates1,3751:6,663854
Kuwait8201:4,635635
Iran3921:195,87415,914
Yemen3881:68,1064,859
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Israel421:203,75319,703
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Tunisia231:26,5494,038
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Oman81:460,9965,668
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Saqr (24,954) may also be a first name.

Saqr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means falcon in Arabic.

- ahmed_sakr79

Saqr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saqr (Arabic: سقر) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Saqr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saqr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,573rd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 109,802 people. The last name Saqr occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Saqr reside; 52 percent reside in West Asia and 48 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 32,051st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 24,954 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 31,575 people, or 1 in 2,912. Other than Egypt this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 15 percent are found and Lebanon, where 15 percent are found.

Saqr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Maronite (48%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Saqr are 39.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.36% registered with the party.

Saqr earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,702 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saqur89266/
Saaqr891/
Saqrt891/
Saqır891/
Shaqr891/
Sagqr891/
Shaqur80521/
Saqqur803/
Shaqrh802/
Saiqer801/
Sakr7597,584/
Sacr7516/
Shaqqur732/
Saiquer731/
Sakhr675,684/
Shakr67876/
Saakr6719/
Sakkr6711/
Sakrr679/
Ssakr674/
Zaqur673/
Chaqr672/
Jaqur672/
Saccr671/
Sahkr671/
Zhaqr671/
Saikr671/

Saqr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saqr in the Arabic language
سقرsqr-
صقرsqr-

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