Sghair Surname
Approximately 3,011 people bear this surname
Sghair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2,573 | 1:1,591 | 200 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Tunisia | 24 | 1:25,443 | 3,898 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
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) is found most in Mauritania. It can be rendered as a variant: Sghaïr or Sghaîr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sghair? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 147,119th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,420,308 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sghair live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sghair is also the 461,021st most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 357 people.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 2,573 people, or 1 in 1,591. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 15 percent are found, Hodh Chargui Region, where 14 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 12 percent are found and Tunisia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sghair Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sghair in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 41.2 |
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 21.45 |
| ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 19.42 |
| ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 6.08 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 4.91 |
| ﺃﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 1.6 |
| ﺃﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 1.49 |
| ﺍﺻﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 0.64 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻴﺮ | alsqyr | 0.53 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 0.32 |
| ﺇﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 0.21 |
| ﺳﻘﻴﺮ | sqyr | 0.21 |
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﻴﺮ | asghyyr | 0.21 |
| ﺳﻐﻴﺮ | sghyr | 0.21 |
| ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮﻩ | asqyrh | 0.21 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻘﻴﺮ | alsqyr | 0.21 |
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮﻩ | asghyrh | 0.21 |
| ﺻﻐﻴﺮ | sghyr | 0.21 |
| ﺍﺳﻔﻴﺮ | asfyr | 0.11 |
| ﺍﺻﻐﺒﺮ | asghbr | 0.11 |
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮﻩ | asghyrh | 0.11 |
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﻴﺮ | asghyyr | 0.11 |
| ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮﻩ | asghyrh | 0.11 |
| ﺍﺳﻐﺒﺮ | asghbr | 0.11 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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