Sghair Surname

147,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sghair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sghair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania2,5731:1,591200
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Tunisia241:25,4433,898
Libya161:390,2481,390
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Sghaïr (244) & Sghaîr (2) are calculated separately.

Sghair (357) may also be a first name.

Sghair Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sghair (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sghaïr or Sghaîr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sghair? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sghair is the 147,119th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,420,308 people. The last name Sghair occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sghair are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 461,021st most common forename internationally It is held by 357 people.

This last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2,573 people, or 1 in 1,591. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 15 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 14 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 12 percent reside and Tunisia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sghaïr94244/
Sghaîr942/
Sghaier921,429/
S'Ghair92893/
Sghayir92261/
Sghaire9262/
Sghaiar9213/
Sghir9153,003/
Sghar911,399/
Sgair9115/
S'Ghayir86256/
S'Ghaier86177/
S'Ghaire8629/
Sghayire863/
Singhair861/
Sgghaier861/
Sgheir83257/
Snghar8378/
Zghair8377/
Sgaier8336/
S'Ghir8319/
Sgaire8311/
S'Gair837/
Sghaer837/
Shgair836/
Sghayr834/
Ssghar832/
Sghear832/
Sgaair831/
Sgaiir831/
Sgayir831/
Sghoir831/
Hsghar831/
Sgaiar831/
Jsghir831/
Sghuir831/
Shghar831/
Sgahar831/
Sgar8094/
Sgir8048/
S'Ghayier809/
S'Ghaiere801/
S'Ghayire801/
Singhar771,832/
Sghayer77929/
Sghiyar77151/
Senghar7784/
S'Gheir7727/
Sgaiher779/
Sgaheir775/
Singhir774/
Sgheiar774/
S'Ghayr773/
Zghaier773/
Sghayre772/
S'Gaire772/
S'Gayir772/
S'Ghaïr772/
Sghayar772/
S'Gaier771/
S'Ghier771/
Singair771/
Sgheier771/
Zghaird771/
Sghaïre771/
Zghaiar771/
Sghiyer771/
Sghaierová752/
Zghir7377,830/
Sgard73485/
Sgier73389/
Sghyr73307/
Sgarz7357/
Sngar7317/
Sguir7316/
Sgare7315/
Shgir7313/
Shgar738/
Sgher735/
Zghar734/
Sgaer734/
Sgaur733/
Zgair732/
Sggir731/
Ssgar731/
Sgart731/
Zsgar731/
Sqgar731/
Sgaar731/
Sxgar731/
Jghar731/
S'Ghayer71597/
Singhaar7117/
Seenghar7113/
Sghayerr715/
S'Gheier714/
Singhaur714/
Sghayere713/
Sghayare713/
S'Gayier711/
S'Ghayar711/
S'Ghayre711/
S'Ghaïre711/
S'Ghiyer711/
Zszgheir711/
Singhhar711/
Sengar6715,392/
Singar675,792/
Sengir67650/
Sgaard67174/
Singir67150/
Åsgard6749/
Sgheer6730/
Søgard6719/
Søgart6719/
Sgayer6716/
Zgheir6710/
Sghyer678/
Zghier675/
Schgir675/
Singchear675/
Zgaier674/
Sgayar673/
S'Ghayere672/
Sguire672/
Sågare672/
S'Ghayerr671/
Chghar671/
Z'Ghar671/
Shsgar671/
Shgaer671/
Sgueir671/
Ssgirh671/
Djghar671/
Syngar671/
Sgajer671/
Sgheïr671/
S'Gaïr671/
Sghour671/
Singchaur671/
Shgahr671/
Shgart670/

Sghair Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sghair in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr41.2
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr21.45
ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr19.42
ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr6.08
ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮalsghyr4.91
ﺃﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr1.6
ﺃﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr1.49
ﺍﺻﻘﻴﺮasqyr0.64
ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻴﺮalsqyr0.53
ﺍﻟﺴﻐﻴﺮalsghyr0.32
ﺇﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr0.21
ﺳﻘﻴﺮsqyr0.21
ﺍﺳﻐﻴﻴﺮasghyyr0.21
ﺳﻐﻴﺮsghyr0.21
ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮﻩasqyrh0.21
ﺍﻟﺼﻘﻴﺮalsqyr0.21
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮﻩasghyrh0.21
ﺻﻐﻴﺮsghyr0.21
ﺍﺳﻔﻴﺮasfyr0.11
ﺍﺻﻐﺒﺮasghbr0.11
ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮﻩasghyrh0.11
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﻴﺮasghyyr0.11
ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮﻩasghyrh0.11
ﺍﺳﻐﺒﺮasghbr0.11

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