Sgheir Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Sgheir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 248 | 1:16,512 | 1,541 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
The alternate forms: Sgheïr (1) are calculated separately.
Sgheir (13) may also be a first name.
Sgheir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sgheir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sgheir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sgheïr. Click here for other potential spellings of Sgheir.
How Common Is The Last Name Sgheir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sgheir is the 996,001st most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname Sgheir is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sgheir live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sgheir is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 13 people.
The last name Sgheir is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 16,512. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 29 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 17 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania Sgheir exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 2 percent reside and Morocco, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sgheir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sgheir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 33.33 |
| ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 30.11 |
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 20.43 |
| ﺃﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 4.3 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 3.23 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻴﺮ | alsqyr | 3.23 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻐﻴﺮ | alsghyr | 2.15 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻘﻴﺮ | alsqyr | 1.08 |
| ﺃﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 1.08 |
| ﺃﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 1.08 |
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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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