Sarbir Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sarbir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarbir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sarbir (30) may also be a first name.

Sarbir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarbir (Hindi: सरबीर, Oriya: ସବିର୍ର) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sarbir.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarbir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sarbir is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sarbir live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 50 percent reside and Zamfara, where 50 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Sarbir occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharbir925/
Sarbird920/
Saurbier86245/
Saurbeir8614/
Sarber83938/
Sarvir8332/
Sarwir8310/
Zarbir832/
Jarbir832/
Sharber771,090/
Sorbier77770/
Scarber77513/
Saurber77120/
Sarbert7739/
Sarbere7718/
Saerber778/
Serbair771/
Serbier771/
Sarveir771/
Sharwir771/
Sarwair771/
Sarvier771/
Searber770/
Sharvir770/
Sarvior770/
Sorbird770/
Scharber71603/
Sourbier71354/
Seurbier7114/
Zaurbier713/
Sharbert713/
Saurbeer711/
Searbert710/
Sarwer6715,016/
Sarver6710,881/
Sorber671,645/
Serber67785/
Scharbert67514/
Carber67337/
Sarıbayır67177/
Sarvirova6752/
Jarber6732/
Shcharber6712/
Sarvyr677/
Schaerber677/
Zarber674/
Saruer673/
Xarber672/
Sarberova672/
Zarwir672/
Sörber671/
Schaurber670/

Sarbir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarbir in the Oriya language
ସବିର୍ରsabirra-
Sarbir in the Hindi language
सरबीरsarabira60
सरबिरsarabira20
सार्बिरsarbira20

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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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  • 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 Sarbir
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