Sheir Surname
Approximately 4,235 people bear this surname
Sheir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,661 | 1:25,112 | 2,811 |
| Pakistan | 433 | 1:412,572 | 7,685 |
| United States | 63 | 1:5,753,316 | 282,354 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
The alternate forms: Sheïr (1) are calculated separately.
Sheir (884) may also be a first name.
Sheir Demographics
Average Sheir Salary in
United States
$59,188 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sheir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheir (Arabic: سحير, Hindi: शेइर, Marathi: शेइर, Russian: Шеир) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Sheïr. For other potential spellings of Sheir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheir is the 109,844th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,720,790 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Sheir reside; 86 percent reside in North Africa and 86 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sheir is also the 273,464th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 884 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,661 people, or 1 in 25,112. Without taking into account Egypt it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Sheir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sheir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheir last name increased 137 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sheir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sheir surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sheir earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.17% more than the national average, earning $59,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $43,454 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheir in the Hindi language | ||
| शेइर | se'ira | - |
| Sheir in the Marathi language | ||
| शेइर | se'ira | - |
| Sheir in the Russian language | ||
| Шеир | seir | - |
| Sheir in the Arabic language | ||
| سحير | shyr | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheir
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