Sghayir Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Sghayir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 260 | 1:15,749 | 1,488 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sghayir (66) may also be a first name.
Sghayir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sghayir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sghayir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sghayir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sghayir is the 985,740th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname Sghayir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sghayir live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sghayir is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 66 people.
This surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 15,749. In Mauritania Sghayir is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 20 percent are found, Hodh Chargui Region, where 18 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| S'Ghayir | 93 | 256 | / |
| Sghayire | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sghair | 92 | 3,011 | / |
| Sghayr | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sgayir | 92 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghayier | 88 | 9 | / |
| S'Ghayire | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sghaier | 86 | 1,429 | / |
| Sghayer | 86 | 929 | / |
| S'Ghair | 86 | 893 | / |
| Sghaire | 86 | 62 | / |
| Sghaiar | 86 | 13 | / |
| S'Ghayr | 86 | 3 | / |
| S'Gayir | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sghayre | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sghayar | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sgair | 83 | 15 | / |
| S'Ghayer | 80 | 597 | / |
| S'Ghaier | 80 | 177 | / |
| S'Ghaire | 80 | 29 | / |
| Sghayerr | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sghayare | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sghayere | 80 | 3 | / |
| Singhair | 80 | 1 | / |
| S'Gayier | 80 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghayar | 80 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghayre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sgghaier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sgheir | 77 | 257 | / |
| Zghair | 77 | 77 | / |
| Sgaier | 77 | 36 | / |
| Sgayer | 77 | 16 | / |
| Sgaire | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sghyer | 77 | 8 | / |
| S'Gair | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sghaer | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shgair | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sgayar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sghaîr | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sghear | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sgaiar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sghoir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sgaiir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sgaair | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sghuir | 77 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghayere | 75 | 2 | / |
| S'Ghayerr | 75 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghaiere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sghiyar | 71 | 151 | / |
| S'Gayer | 71 | 28 | / |
| S'Gheir | 71 | 27 | / |
| Zghayer | 71 | 24 | / |
| Sgayare | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sgaheir | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zghayar | 71 | 5 | / |
| S'Ghyer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sgheiar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zghaier | 71 | 3 | / |
| S'Gaire | 71 | 2 | / |
| S'Gayre | 71 | 2 | / |
| S'Gheyr | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sghaierová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Singhhayar | 71 | 1 | / |
| S'Gaier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singair | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sgahyer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sgayere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sgheier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sghiyer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zghaird | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zghaiar | 71 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singhaur | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sgaer | 67 | 4 | / |
| S'Gheier | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sgaur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zgair | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zszgheir | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghiyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Singayar | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Hgayer | 67 | 1 | / |
Sghayir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sghayir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 44.63 |
| ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 28.93 |
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 10.74 |
| ﺃﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 5.79 |
| ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 3.31 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 2.48 |
| ﺃﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 2.48 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 0.83 |
| ﺍﺳﻔﻴﺮ | asfyr | 0.83 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sghayir
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