Seghir Surname
Approximately 19,089 people bear this surname
Seghir Surname User-submission:
The Seghir surname means 'little' in Algerian Arabic.
Seghir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 14,377 | 1:2,687 | 344 |
| Morocco | 3,544 | 1:9,728 | 1,358 |
| France | 763 | 1:87,055 | 12,430 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Mauritania | 75 | 1:54,598 | 3,928 |
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Tunisia | 15 | 1:40,708 | 5,720 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Sèghir (1) are calculated separately.
Seghir (8,631) may also be a first name.
Seghir Surname Meaning
Seghir Demographics
Average Seghir Salary in
United States
$60,107 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seghir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seghir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seghir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Sèghir. For other possible spellings of Seghir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seghir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Seghir is the 28,166th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 381,767 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Seghir live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 67,600th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 8,631 people.
It is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 14,377 people, or 1 in 2,687. In Algeria Seghir is most numerous in: Annaba Province, where 15 percent reside, Oran Province, where 14 percent reside and Constantine Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Algeria this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 19 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Seghir Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Seghir earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning $60,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.54% less than the national average, earning $30,536 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seghir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seghir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 72.5 |
| ﺻﻐﻴﺮ | sghyr | 7.5 |
| ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 5 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 2.5 |
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 2.5 |
| ﺳﻐﻴﺮ | sghyr | 2.5 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻘﻴﺮ | alsqyr | 2.5 |
| ﺃﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 2.5 |
| ﺻﻐﻴﺮﻱ | sghyry | 2.5 |
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Footnotes
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