Harsh Surname
Approximately 9,331 people bear this surname
Harsh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,601 | 1:78,778 | 8,992 |
| India | 4,442 | 1:172,685 | 10,654 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Ukraine | 23 | 1:1,979,248 | 140,199 |
| Yemen | 15 | 1:1,761,686 | 12,726 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,194 | 1:42,059 | 4,914 |
Harsh (69,043) may also be a first name.
Harsh Demographics
Harsh Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Harsh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harsh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Harsh (Bengali: হর্স, Hindi: हर्ष, Marathi: हष, Oriya: ହଷର୍) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Harsh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harsh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 54,534th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 781,004 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Harsh live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Harsh is also the 14,033rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 69,043 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,601 people, or 1 in 78,778. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, Nevada, where 7 percent live and Michigan, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in India, where 48 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Harsh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Harsh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 385 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Harsh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Harsh last name is principally Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Harsh surname are 28.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.32% registered with the political party.
The amount Harsh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.2% more than the national average, earning $56,239 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Harsh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Harsh in the Hindi language | ||
| हर्ष | harsa | 98.85 |
| हर्श | harsa | 0.65 |
| हर्ष् | hars | 0.03 |
| हरश् | haras | 0.02 |
| हर्श् | hars | 0.02 |
| हर्षर् | harsar | 0.01 |
| हरिश | harisa | 0.01 |
| ्हर्ष | harsa | 0.01 |
| हर्षा | harsa | 0.01 |
| हरश | harasa | 0.01 |
| ह़र्ष | harsa | 0.01 |
| ह़र्श | harsa | 0.01 |
| हष्र्ष | hasrsa | 0.01 |
| हार्ष | harsa | 0.01 |
| हर्ष़ | harsa | 0.01 |
| Harsh in the Oriya language | ||
| ହଷର୍ | hasar | 75.67 |
| ହଷ | hasa | 14.65 |
| ହାଷର୍ | hasar | 4.02 |
| ହଶର୍ | hasar | 3.94 |
| ହଶ | hasa | 0.79 |
| ହରଷ | harasa | 0.08 |
| ହରଶ | harasa | 0.08 |
| Harsh in the Marathi language | ||
| हष | hasa | 56.18 |
| हरेश | haresa | 21.35 |
| हरीश | harisa | 5.06 |
| हरीष | harisa | 3.37 |
| हरीदास | haridasa | 3.37 |
| हरश | harasa | 1.69 |
| हरेष | haresa | 1.69 |
| हर्ष | harsa | 1.12 |
| हर | hara | 1.12 |
| हरे | hare | 1.12 |
| हरषा | harasa | 0.56 |
| हारी | hari | 0.56 |
| हरी | hari | 0.56 |
| आरश | arasa | 0.56 |
| हरि | hari | 0.56 |
| Harsh in the Bengali language | ||
| হর্স | harsa | 50 |
| হর্ষ | harsa | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Harsh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis