Seghire Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Seghire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seghire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Seghire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seghire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Seghire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seghire? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seghire is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Seghire reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Seghire is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Seghire is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania Seghire occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent are found and Austria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Segheire934/
Seghaire932/
Segire9253/
Seghiri865,798/
Sighire8662/
Seguire8652/
Seghiry8617/
Segaire867/
Zeghire862/
Seghairi80707/
Sheghere80179/
Seguirre80122/
Sighireh8012/
Segheiri805/
Seghairy801/
Shighire801/
Segairre800/
Segere77615/
Segira7777/
Sigire7746/
Segiri7741/
Zegire771/
Siguire711,447/
Segerer71672/
Çegirğe7198/
Seegiri7188/
Sekgere7144/
Sighiri7137/
Ssegira7124/
Sigoire7123/
Segerie7122/
Seguere7118/
Seguiri7118/
Segheri7114/
Shegiri719/
Shegere716/
Shigire713/
Seghera713/
Zeghiri712/
Ssegere712/
Segerze711/
Segerre711/
Sigaire711/
Sigiret711/
Séghére711/
Sesgiri711/
Cheygheire711/
Saigire711/
Segairi711/
Seegere710/
Seegerer67198/
Seguerre6796/
Szegiera6733/
Shengere6725/
Shingire6721/
Sheegiri6710/
Segerest674/
Sseggira673/
Shengiri672/
Sseggere672/
Siegered672/
Seshgiri672/
Shaigire671/
Ceguirre671/
Shingere671/
Shegiray671/
Cheghere671/
Shajgire671/
Seghayri671/
Sighiraj671/
Seguiray671/
Segerrer670/

Seghire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seghire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮalsghyr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seghire
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