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Where Does The Last Name Cher Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cher (Bengali: চের, Hindi: चेर, Marathi: चेर, Oriya: େଚର, Tibetan: ལྕིར་) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Chér or Chèr. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cher? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 110,961^st most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,740,517 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Cher are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 20 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Cher is also the 47,572^nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 14,460 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 835 people, or 1 in 35,322. In Malaysia Cher is primarily found in: Johor, where 45 percent are found, Selangor, where 25 percent are found and Sarawak, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 14 percent are found and Singapore, where 10 percent are found.

Cher Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Cher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,208 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cher Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cher surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Cher last name are 7.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Cher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.52% more than the national average, earning $52,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $55,453 CAD per year.