Sghayer Surname
Approximately 929 people bear this surname
Sghayer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 875 | 1:4,680 | 559 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Tunisia | 16 | 1:38,164 | 5,464 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sghayer (39) may also be a first name.
Sghayer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sghayer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sghayer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sghayer? popularity and diffusion
Sghayer is the 383,038th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,844,506 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sghayer reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used first name internationally, held by 39 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 875 people, or 1 in 4,680. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 25 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 22 percent live and Gorgol Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 2 percent live and Tunisia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| S'Ghayer | 93 | 597 | / |
| Sghayerr | 93 | 5 | / |
| Sghayere | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sgayer | 92 | 16 | / |
| Sghyer | 92 | 8 | / |
| Sghaer | 92 | 7 | / |
| Sghayr | 92 | 4 | / |
| S'Ghayier | 88 | 9 | / |
| S'Ghayere | 88 | 2 | / |
| S'Ghayerr | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sghaier | 86 | 1,429 | / |
| Sghayir | 86 | 261 | / |
| S'Gayer | 86 | 28 | / |
| Zghayer | 86 | 24 | / |
| S'Ghyer | 86 | 4 | / |
| S'Ghayr | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sghayar | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sghayre | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sgahyer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sgayere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sghiyer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sgaer | 83 | 4 | / |
| S'Ghayir | 80 | 256 | / |
| S'Ghaier | 80 | 177 | / |
| Sghayire | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sghayare | 80 | 3 | / |
| S'Hgayer | 80 | 1 | / |
| S'Gayier | 80 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghayar | 80 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghayre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sgghaier | 80 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghiyer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sghair | 77 | 3,011 | / |
| Zgayer | 77 | 493 | / |
| Sgheir | 77 | 257 | / |
| Sgaier | 77 | 36 | / |
| Sgayar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sghaîr | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zghyer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sghear | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sgayir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sgajer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shgaer | 77 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghayire | 75 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghaiere | 75 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghair | 71 | 893 | / |
| Sghiyar | 71 | 151 | / |
| Sghaire | 71 | 62 | / |
| S'Gheir | 71 | 27 | / |
| Sghaiar | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sgayare | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sgaiher | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sgaheir | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zghayar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sgheiar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zghaier | 71 | 3 | / |
| S'Geyer | 71 | 3 | / |
| S'Gayir | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sghaierová | 71 | 2 | / |
| S'Gheyr | 71 | 2 | / |
| S'Gayre | 71 | 2 | / |
| S'Ghier | 71 | 1 | / |
| S'Gaier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sgheier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singhhayar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sgheerh | 71 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghaire | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sgair | 67 | 15 | / |
| S'Gueyer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Singhaur | 67 | 4 | / |
| S'Gheier | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sgaur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Singayar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zszgheir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Singhair | 67 | 1 | / |
Sghayer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sghayer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 35.11 |
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 30.53 |
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 24.05 |
| ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 4.58 |
| ﺃﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 1.53 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 1.53 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻴﺮ | alsqyr | 1.15 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 0.38 |
| ﺍﺻﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 0.38 |
| ﺳﻐﻴﺮ | sghyr | 0.38 |
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮﺓ | asghyrt | 0.38 |
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Footnotes
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