Zghir Surname
Approximately 77,830 people bear this surname
Zghir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 73,112 | 1:479 | 82 |
| Syria | 2,297 | 1:8,403 | 813 |
| Palestine | 1,642 | 1:2,770 | 597 |
| Yemen | 427 | 1:61,886 | 4,618 |
| Lebanon | 180 | 1:31,317 | 3,185 |
| Jordan | 100 | 1:88,424 | 6,690 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zghir (2,196) may also be a first name.
Zghir Demographics
Zghir Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Zghir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zghir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zghir is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zghir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zghir is the 7,292nd most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 93,634 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zghir are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 159,790th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 2,196 people.
The surname is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 73,112 people, or 1 in 479. Excluding Iraq this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 3 percent are found and Palestine, where 2 percent are found.
Zghir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Zghir surname is chiefly Shiite (92%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zghair | 91 | 77 | / |
| Zgheir | 91 | 10 | / |
| Zghier | 91 | 5 | / |
| Zgir | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zghaird | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sghir | 80 | 53,003 | / |
| Zguir | 80 | 314 | / |
| Zhgir | 80 | 168 | / |
| Zgird | 80 | 54 | / |
| Zgher | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zgair | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zgier | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sghair | 73 | 3,011 | / |
| Sgheir | 73 | 257 | / |
| Zingir | 73 | 98 | / |
| Zgheer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jsghir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sghuir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sghoir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zyngier | 67 | 184 | / |
| Zingher | 67 | 120 | / |
| Sghaire | 67 | 62 | / |
| Sgir | 67 | 48 | / |
| Zingier | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zger | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zgre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jgir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgîr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zengier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgirova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zghir
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