The Sabir surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,024 people carried this name — #24,446 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 285,700 people counted. That is up 53% from 669 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 94 people named Sabir live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 59 people named Sabir live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Sabir.
Most of them — 46 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
40 people named Sabir live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
277 people named Sabir are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Sabir,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rachid Sabir 1975– · politician -
Polad Sabir Sirajov 1975– -
Dounia Sabir 1901– · taekwondo athlete
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Adil Saber 1965– · writer
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Kenny Sabir 1975– · musician
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Rachid Sabir 1975– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sabir.
- Saber 995 · U.S. census
- Sabia 2,074 · U.S. census
- Sabin 5,496 · U.S. census
- Sabine 1,129 · U.S. census
- Sabini 139 · U.S. census
- Sabio 796 · U.S. census
- Sable 1,225 · U.S. census
- Sablon 213 · U.S. census
- Sabo 8,899 · U.S. census
- Sabon 109 · U.S. census
- Sabot 250 · U.S. census
- Sabourin 1,562 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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