Seghier Surname

57,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Seghier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seghier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria8,3361:4,634719
France4121:161,22025,089
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séghier951/
Seghyier934/
Seguier861,593/
Seghyer864/
Sighier861/
Zeghier861/
Seguiere801/
Seghaîer801/
Segaiyer801/
Seaguier800/
Segeir7715/
Shieghjir751/
Siguier711,144/
Séguier7142/
Ceguier711/
Sighyir711/
Siguiere671/
Shingjer671/
Siggyer571/
Schägger5353/
Zegeijir536/
Shingyir531/

Seghier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seghier in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr-

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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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