Sghir Surname

10,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sghir Surname User-submission:

The surname Sghir means 'little' in Arabic.

Sghir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen36,3361:727101
Morocco5,3161:6,485791
Syria4,9281:3,917454
Iraq3,5891:9,758777
Lebanon9781:5,7641,000
Palestine5761:7,8971,659
Kuwait3661:10,3841,441
France2501:265,69140,939
Spain1571:297,78417,995
Algeria1261:306,60029,945
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United Arab Emirates591:155,29311,666
Tunisia441:13,8782,274
Jordan341:260,07210,522
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Oman211:175,6183,524
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India51:153,413,076951,030
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Sghir (7,082) may also be a first name.

Sghir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Sghir means 'little' in Arabic.

- beyonder212

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sghair913,011/
Sgheir91257/
S'Ghir9119/
Sghuir911/
Jsghir911/
Sghoir911/
Sgir8948/
S'Ghair83893/
Sghaire8362/
S'Gheir8327/
Sgaheir835/
Singhir834/
S'Ghier831/
Zghir8077,830/
Sgier80389/
Sghyr80307/
Sguir8016/
Sgair8015/
Shgir8013/
Sgher805/
Sggir801/
S'Ghaire7729/
Zszgheir771/
Singhair771/
Sengir73650/
Singir73150/
Zghair7377/
Sgheer7330/
Sgaire7311/
Zgheir7310/
S'Gair737/
Shgair736/
Zghier735/
Schgir735/
Sghayr734/
Sguire732/
Sghear732/
Sghaîr732/
Ssgirh731/
Sgheïr731/
Sgueir731/
Sgaair731/
Singier67460/
Sengier67156/
Singher67116/
Singgir6797/
Sengher6776/
Sger6733/
Schgier6712/
Shgheer674/
S'Ghayr673/
S'Gheyr672/
S'Gaire672/
Sghayre672/
Sguirre671/
Zghaird671/
Sgîr671/
Singair671/
S'Gheïr671/
Sgheerh671/
Zgir671/
Jgir671/

Sghir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sghir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮasghyr33.33
ﺍﺻﻘﻴﺮasqyr22.22
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr22.22
ﺍﺳﻘﻴﺮasqyr22.22

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