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
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
| 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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