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
Average Sghir Salary in
Canada
$39,584 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Sghir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sghir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sghir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻐﻴﺮ) occurs most in Yemen. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sghir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sghir is the 10,600th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 137,493 people. The surname Sghir occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Sghir live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 69 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 76,978th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 7,082 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is held by 36,336 people, or 1 in 727. In Yemen it is primarily found 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 this surname exists 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 devotion of those holding the Sghir surname is chiefly 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sghir
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