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 last name Sgheir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sgheïr. Click here for further possible spellings of Sgheir.
How Common Is The Last Name Sgheir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sgheir is the 996,001st most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname Sgheir occurs predominantly 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 frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 16,512. In Mauritania Sgheir is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 29 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 17 percent live and Assaba Region, where 16 percent live. Not including Mauritania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 2 percent live and Morocco, where 2 percent live.
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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