Sfeira Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sfeira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sfeira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Sfeira (1,787) may also be a first name.

Sfeira Last Name Facts

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

Sfeira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻔﻴﺮﻩ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sfeira? popularity and diffusion

Sfeira is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Sfeira live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 180,949th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 1,787 people.

It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania Sfeira is most common in: Adrar Region, where 50 percent reside, Tiris Zemmour Region, where 44 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 13 percent reside and Iraq, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
S'Feira9215/
Sfera91581/
Sfira9175/
Sferra831,457/
Sfaira83445/
Sferza8367/
Sferas8328/
Sfeiry8320/
Sfeera8310/
Sfeire836/
Shfira835/
Sfirea831/
Sfeiri831/
S'Feire772/
Swfeera771/
Sfairat771/
Shferea771/
Shfirah771/
Sfara73871/
Sfiri73391/
Sferi73191/
Zfira7333/
Sfero7329/
Sfire7322/
Sfyra7316/
Sfery731/
Sfâra731/
Sfeerrza711/
Chfira67973/
Sfarra67187/
Sfairi67171/
Sfiris6769/
Sferro6767/
Sferes6754/
Sfirri6730/
Sfyras6727/
Sfitri6722/
Sferry6716/
Sferre678/
Sfairy676/
Sfatra676/
Sferri674/
Sfaïra674/
Sferoz672/
Sfarad672/
Sfergo672/
Sfirro672/
Sfarau671/
Sfiroj671/
Sfarza671/
Sffery671/
Szfara671/
Szfere671/
Sfaraz671/
Sfiriy671/

Sfeira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sfeira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻔﻴﺮﻩasfyrh66.67
ﺃﺳﻔﻴﺮﻩasfyrh25
ﺍﺳﻔﻴﺮasfyr8.33

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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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  • 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 Sfeira
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