Harsha Surname
Approximately 8,805 people bear this surname
Harsha Surname User-submission:
Some root words in Hebrew of the name Harsha: to irritate or to scratch, to engrave as in metal work, to not speak, to be deaf or of silence. Other unknown meanings of root words include derivations of the words sun, wood and happiness.
Read More About This SurnameHarsha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 3,143 | 1:6,621 | 967 |
| India | 2,310 | 1:332,063 | 18,323 |
| Palestine | 1,524 | 1:2,985 | 645 |
| United States | 1,101 | 1:329,209 | 29,862 |
| Jordan | 288 | 1:30,703 | 3,861 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 127 | 1:72,144 | 6,726 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 229 | 1:219,296 | 18,666 |
Harsha (124,079) may also be a first name.
Harsha Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Some root words in Hebrew of the name Harsha: to irritate or to scratch, to engrave as in metal work, to not speak, to be deaf or of silence. Other unknown meanings of root words include derivations of the words sun, wood and happiness.
- gwennharshaHarsha means 'happiness' in the Indian languages: Hindi, Kannada etc.
- rohiniHarsha Demographics
Average Male Harsha Height
172.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Harsha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harsha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Harsha (Arabic: حرشه, Bengali: হর্ষ, Hindi: हर्षा, Marathi: हष, Oriya: ହଷର୍, Tibetan: ཧར་ཤ་) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Harsha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 57,501st most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 827,660 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Harsha live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 8,344th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 124,079 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 3,143 people, or 1 in 6,621. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and Palestine, where 17 percent live.
Harsha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Harsha has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 481 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Harsha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Harsha are 23.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.31% being registered with the party.
Harsha earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning $40,420 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Harsha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Harsha in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཧར་ཤ་ | harsha | - |
| Harsha in the Marathi language | ||
| हष | hasa | 97.13 |
| भरत | bharata | 0.77 |
| हरेश | haresa | 0.5 |
| हरीश | harisa | 0.27 |
| हरशा | harasa | 0.23 |
| भारत | bharata | 0.19 |
| हरीष | harisa | 0.11 |
| हर्षा | harsa | 0.01 |
| Harsha in the Hindi language | ||
| हर्षा | harsa | 70.2 |
| हर्ष | harsa | 27.62 |
| हरषा | harasa | 0.86 |
| हरशा | harasa | 0.6 |
| हर्शा | harsa | 0.4 |
| र्हषा | r'hasa | 0.1 |
| हर्ष्ा | harsa | 0.07 |
| हर्ष़ा | harsaa | 0.03 |
| Harsha in the Oriya language | ||
| ହଷର୍ | hasar | 61.67 |
| ହଷ | hasa | 32.22 |
| ହଷର୍ା | hasara | 6.11 |
| Harsha in the Bengali language | ||
| হর্ষ | harsa | 50 |
| হর্ষা | harsa | 50 |
| Harsha in the Arabic language | ||
| حرشه | hrshh | - |
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