Xayir Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Xayir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xayir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Xayir (7) may also be a first name.

Xayir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Xayir Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Xayir occurs more in Somaliland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Xayir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Xayir is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Xayir are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 7 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Somaliland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 875,046. Not including Somaliland Xayir occurs in one country. It is also common in Somalia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xayier912/
Xair8912/
Çayir8019,384/
Şayir803,443/
Sayir80117/
Xaire8073/
Zayir8027/
Xaier809/
Xeyir801/
Xajir801/
Xayirova773/
Sayire7388/
Shayir7311/
Xauier734/
Chayir731/
Sayior731/
Sgayir731/
Sayier731/
Xaiher731/
Xaiier731/
Zair6716,190/
Sair674,785/
Şair67462/
Xairova6774/
Chayire6740/
Zayr6738/
Sayr6713/
Ssayire676/
Xier674/
S'Gayir672/
Shayire672/
Xayrova672/
Xaer672/
Xeir671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Xayir
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