Sghir Surname
Approximately 53,003 people bear this surname
Sghir Surname User-submission:
The surname Sghir means 'little' in Arabic.
Sghir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 36,336 | 1:727 | 101 |
| Morocco | 5,316 | 1:6,485 | 791 |
| Syria | 4,928 | 1:3,917 | 454 |
| Iraq | 3,589 | 1:9,758 | 777 |
| Lebanon | 978 | 1:5,764 | 1,000 |
| Palestine | 576 | 1:7,897 | 1,659 |
| Kuwait | 366 | 1:10,384 | 1,441 |
| France | 250 | 1:265,691 | 40,939 |
| Spain | 157 | 1:297,784 | 17,995 |
| Algeria | 126 | 1:306,600 | 29,945 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United Arab Emirates | 59 | 1:155,293 | 11,666 |
| Tunisia | 44 | 1:13,878 | 2,274 |
| Jordan | 34 | 1:260,072 | 10,522 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Oman | 21 | 1:175,618 | 3,524 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Sghir (7,082) may also be a first name.
Sghir Surname Meaning
Sghir Demographics
Sghir Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sghir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sghir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sghir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sghir.
How Common Is The Last Name Sghir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sghir is the 10,600th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 137,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Sghir reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 76,978th most widely held first name internationally, held by 7,082 people.
The surname Sghir is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 36,336 people, or 1 in 727. In Yemen Sghir is most prevalent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 67 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 11 percent are found and Hajjah Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Yemen Sghir is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 10 percent are found and Syria, where 9 percent are found.
Sghir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sghir surname is primarily Shiite (84%) in Lebanon.
Sghir earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $39,584 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sghair | 91 | 3,011 | / |
| Sgheir | 91 | 257 | / |
| S'Ghir | 91 | 19 | / |
| Sghuir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jsghir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sghoir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sgir | 89 | 48 | / |
| S'Ghair | 83 | 893 | / |
| Sghaire | 83 | 62 | / |
| S'Gheir | 83 | 27 | / |
| Sgaheir | 83 | 5 | / |
| Singhir | 83 | 4 | / |
| S'Ghier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zghir | 80 | 77,830 | / |
| Sgier | 80 | 389 | / |
| Sghyr | 80 | 307 | / |
| Sguir | 80 | 16 | / |
| Sgair | 80 | 15 | / |
| Shgir | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sgher | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sggir | 80 | 1 | / |
| S'Ghaire | 77 | 29 | / |
| Zszgheir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Singhair | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sengir | 73 | 650 | / |
| Singir | 73 | 150 | / |
| Zghair | 73 | 77 | / |
| Sgheer | 73 | 30 | / |
| Sgaire | 73 | 11 | / |
| Zgheir | 73 | 10 | / |
| S'Gair | 73 | 7 | / |
| Shgair | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zghier | 73 | 5 | / |
| Schgir | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sghayr | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sguire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sghear | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sghaîr | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ssgirh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sgheïr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sgueir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sgaair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Singier | 67 | 460 | / |
| Sengier | 67 | 156 | / |
| Singher | 67 | 116 | / |
| Singgir | 67 | 97 | / |
| Sengher | 67 | 76 | / |
| Sger | 67 | 33 | / |
| Schgier | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shgheer | 67 | 4 | / |
| S'Ghayr | 67 | 3 | / |
| S'Gheyr | 67 | 2 | / |
| S'Gaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sghayre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sguirre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zghaird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgîr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Singair | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Gheïr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgheerh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgir | 67 | 1 | / |
Sghir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sghir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 33.33 |
| ﺍﺻﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 22.22 |
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | 22.22 |
| ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮ | asqyr | 22.22 |
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Footnotes
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