Seghier Surname
Approximately 8,786 people bear this surname
Seghier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 8,336 | 1:4,634 | 719 |
| France | 412 | 1:161,220 | 25,089 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Séghier (1) are calculated separately.
Seghier (565) may also be a first name.
Seghier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seghier Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seghier (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Séghier. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seghier? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 57,617th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 829,450 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Seghier are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 353,173rd most common first name internationally, borne by 565 people.
The surname Seghier is most numerous in Algeria, where it is carried by 8,336 people, or 1 in 4,634. In Algeria Seghier is most numerous in: Relizane Province, where 25 percent live, Tiaret Province, where 17 percent live and Algiers Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Algeria this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent live and Morocco, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Séghier | 95 | 1 | / |
| Seghyier | 93 | 4 | / |
| Seguier | 86 | 1,593 | / |
| Seghyer | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sighier | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zeghier | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seguiere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seghaîer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Segaiyer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seaguier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Segeir | 77 | 15 | / |
| Shieghjir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siguier | 71 | 1,144 | / |
| Séguier | 71 | 42 | / |
| Ceguier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sighyir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siguiere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shingjer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siggyer | 57 | 1 | / |
| Schägger | 53 | 53 | / |
| Zegeijir | 53 | 6 | / |
| Shingyir | 53 | 1 | / |
Seghier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seghier in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | - |
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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 Seghier
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