Sfeir Surname
Approximately 13,011 people bear this surname
Sfeir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 8,645 | 1:652 | 116 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| Argentina | 513 | 1:83,320 | 7,046 |
| France | 462 | 1:143,772 | 22,175 |
| United States | 325 | 1:1,115,258 | 80,547 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Iraq | 236 | 1:148,397 | 3,884 |
| Chile | 204 | 1:86,355 | 3,364 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Yemen | 120 | 1:220,211 | 8,913 |
| Brazil | 112 | 1:1,911,378 | 61,207 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| Bolivia | 101 | 1:105,113 | 4,073 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 79 | 1:115,978 | 9,837 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Colombia | 44 | 1:1,085,774 | 9,528 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Uruguay | 39 | 1:87,994 | 8,905 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Palestine | 24 | 1:189,535 | 9,079 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
Sfeir (47) may also be a first name.
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Sfeir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sfeir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sfeir (Arabic: صفير, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻔﻴﺮﻩ, Russian: Сфеир) is most common in Lebanon. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sfeir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 40,297th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,107 people. Sfeir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Sfeir are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 47 people.
This surname is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is borne by 8,645 people, or 1 in 652. In Lebanon it is primarily concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 89 percent live, Beirut Governorate, where 4 percent live and North Governorate, where 2 percent live. Not including Lebanon this surname occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.
Sfeir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Maronite (95%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sfeir surname are 5.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.54% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sfeir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.97% less than the national average, earning R 161,676 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $25,805,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $51,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $49,557 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sffeir | 91 | 14 | / |
| Sfeire | 91 | 6 | / |
| S'Feir | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sfeier | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sfer | 89 | 434 | / |
| Sfir | 89 | 79 | / |
| S'Feire | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sfair | 80 | 388 | / |
| Sfeer | 80 | 31 | / |
| Sfire | 80 | 22 | / |
| Sfier | 80 | 21 | / |
| Shfer | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sferr | 80 | 2 | / |
| Szfer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shfir | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sfear | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sfirz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Xfeir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sfeirová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sfeirova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schfer | 73 | 3,550 | / |
| Sffair | 73 | 36 | / |
| Shffer | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sfaier | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sferre | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sfayer | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shfeer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shpfer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sfeerh | 73 | 2 | / |
| S'Fair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sfower | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sfiiar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szfere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sfiyer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sfar | 67 | 1,655 | / |
| Schffer | 67 | 170 | / |
| Schæfer | 67 | 85 | / |
| Sfugier | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sferova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Schpfer | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zfir | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zfer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schsfer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xfir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sfigger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schfaer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sfre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shæffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schőfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehefer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sfhaier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schfuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schfert | 67 | 0 | / |
Sfeir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sfeir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻔﻴﺮﻩ | asfyrh | - |
| Sfeir in the Russian language | ||
| Сфеир | sfeir | - |
| Sfeir in the Arabic language | ||
| صفير | sfyr | - |
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