Sfeir Surname

40,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Sfeir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sfeir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon8,6451:652116
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
Argentina5131:83,3207,046
France4621:143,77222,175
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Iraq2361:148,3973,884
Chile2041:86,3553,364
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Yemen1201:220,2118,913
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Bolivia1011:105,1134,073
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Colombia441:1,085,7749,528
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Uruguay391:87,9948,905
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia291:930,88655,860
Palestine241:189,5359,079
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Sfeir (47) may also be a first name.

Sfeir Last Name Facts

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

Sfeir (Arabic: صفير, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻔﻴﺮﻩ, Russian: Сфеир) occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sfeir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,297th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 560,107 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Sfeir live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 69 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 47 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lebanon, where it is carried by 8,645 people, or 1 in 652. In Lebanon it is most common in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 89 percent reside, Beirut Governorate, where 4 percent reside and North Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Other than Lebanon it is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Sfeir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sfeir last name is principally Maronite (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Sfeir last name are 5.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.54% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sffeir9114/
Sfeire916/
S'Feir912/
Sfeier911/
Sfer89434/
Sfir8979/
S'Feire832/
Sfair80388/
Sfeer8031/
Sfire8022/
Sfier8021/
Shfer804/
Sferr802/
Szfer802/
Shfir802/
Sfear801/
Sfirz801/
Xfeir801/
Sfeirová772/
Sfeirova771/
Schfer733,550/
Sffair7336/
Shffer7310/
Sfaier738/
Sferre738/
Sfayer736/
Shfeer734/
Shpfer734/
Sfeerh732/
S'Fair731/
Sfower731/
Sfiiar731/
Szfere731/
Sfiyer731/
Sfar671,655/
Schffer67170/
Schæfer6785/
Sfugier6723/
Sferova6711/
Schpfer678/
Zfir675/
Zfer672/
Schsfer672/
Xfir671/
Sfigger671/
Schfaer671/
Sfre671/
Shæffer671/
Schőfer671/
Sehefer671/
Sfhaier671/
Schfuer670/
Schfert670/

Sfeir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sfeir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻔﻴﺮﻩasfyrh-
Sfeir in the Russian language
Сфеирsfeir-
Sfeir in the Arabic language
صفيرsfyr-

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