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
Sghir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ) is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sghir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,600th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 137,493 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Sghir reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Sghir is also the 76,978th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 7,082 people.
It is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 36,336 people, or 1 in 727. In Yemen Sghir is most common in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 67 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 11 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 5 percent live. Beside Yemen this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 10 percent live and Syria, where 9 percent live.
Sghir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sghir last name 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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