Sghayer Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sghayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sghayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania8751:4,680559
Libya161:390,2481,390
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

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

Sghayer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sghayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sghayer is the 383,038th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,844,506 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sghayer live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sghayer is also the 1,637,361st most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name Sghayer is most frequent 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 are found, Hodh Chargui Region, where 22 percent are found and Gorgol Region, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania Sghayer exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 2 percent are found and Tunisia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
S'Ghayer93597/
Sghayerr935/
Sghayere933/
Sgayer9216/
Sghyer928/
Sghaer927/
Sghayr924/
S'Ghayier889/
S'Ghayere882/
S'Ghayerr881/
Sghaier861,429/
Sghayir86261/
S'Gayer8628/
Zghayer8624/
S'Ghyer864/
S'Ghayr863/
Sghayar862/
Sghayre862/
Sgahyer861/
Sgayere861/
Sghiyer861/
Sgaer834/
S'Ghayir80256/
S'Ghaier80177/
Sghayire803/
Sghayare803/
S'Hgayer801/
S'Gayier801/
S'Ghayar801/
S'Ghayre801/
Sgghaier801/
S'Ghiyer801/
Sghair773,011/
Zgayer77493/
Sgheir77257/
Sgaier7736/
Sgayar773/
Sghaîr772/
Zghyer772/
Sghear772/
Sgayir771/
Sgajer771/
Shgaer771/
S'Ghayire751/
S'Ghaiere751/
S'Ghair71893/
Sghiyar71151/
Sghaire7162/
S'Gheir7127/
Sghaiar7113/
Sgayare719/
Sgaiher719/
Sgaheir715/
Zghayar715/
Sgheiar714/
Zghaier713/
S'Geyer713/
S'Gayir712/
Sghaierová712/
S'Gheyr712/
S'Gayre712/
S'Ghier711/
S'Gaier711/
Sgheier711/
Singhhayar711/
Sgheerh711/
S'Ghaire6729/
Sgair6715/
S'Gueyer676/
Singhaur674/
S'Gheier674/
Sgaur673/
Singayar671/
Zszgheir671/
Singhair671/

Sghayer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sghayer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr35.11
ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr30.53
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr24.05
ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr4.58
ﺃﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr1.53
ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮalsghyr1.53
ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻴﺮalsqyr1.15
ﺍﻟﺴﻐﻴﺮalsghyr0.38
ﺍﺻﻘﻴﺮasqyr0.38
ﺳﻐﻴﺮsghyr0.38
ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮﺓasghyrt0.38

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