Sghaïr Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Sghaïr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 243 | 1:16,851 | 1,567 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Sghair (3,011) & Sghaîr (2) are calculated separately.
Sghaïr (33) may also be a first name.
Sghaïr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sghaïr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sghaïr is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sghair or Sghaîr. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sghaïr? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sghaïr is the 1,032,007th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sghaïr reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 33 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 16,851. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 53 percent are found, Brakna Region, where 34 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sghair | 94 | 3,011 | / |
| Sghaîr | 94 | 2 | / |
| S'Ghaïr | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sghaïre | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sghar | 91 | 1,399 | / |
| S'Ghaïre | 86 | 1 | / |
| Snghar | 83 | 78 | / |
| Sghayr | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sghear | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ssghar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shghar | 83 | 1 | / |
| S'Gaïr | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hsghar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sgahar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sgar | 80 | 94 | / |
| Singhar | 77 | 1,832 | / |
| S'Ghair | 77 | 893 | / |
| Senghar | 77 | 84 | / |
| Sghaire | 77 | 62 | / |
| S'Ghayr | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sghayre | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sgard | 73 | 485 | / |
| Sgarz | 73 | 57 | / |
| Sngar | 73 | 17 | / |
| Sgare | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sgair | 73 | 15 | / |
| Shgar | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zghar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sgaur | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jghar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sgaar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sqgar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zsgar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sgart | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ssgar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sxgar | 73 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghaire | 71 | 29 | / |
| Singhaar | 71 | 17 | / |
| Seenghar | 71 | 13 | / |
| Singhaur | 71 | 4 | / |
| Singhhar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singhair | 71 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghayre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sengar | 67 | 15,392 | / |
| Singar | 67 | 5,792 | / |
| Sgheir | 67 | 257 | / |
| Sgaard | 67 | 174 | / |
| Zghair | 67 | 77 | / |
| Åsgard | 67 | 49 | / |
| Søgart | 67 | 19 | / |
| Søgard | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sgaire | 67 | 11 | / |
| S'Gair | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shgair | 67 | 6 | / |
| Singchear | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sågare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Singchaur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shgahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chghar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Z'Ghar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shsgar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgaair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sghoir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djghar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syngar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sghoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sghour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shgart | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sghaïr
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