Sarshar Surname

137,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Sarshar Surname User-submission:

The Sarshar surname comes from the Farsi word sarshar, meaning 'many', 'opulent', 'overfilled', 'full of', 'plenty'.

Farsi is the official language of Iran and also language of some other countries around Iran, such as Tajikistan, Afghanistan.

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Sarshar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,7441:27,9823,409
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Pakistan901:1,984,93219,183
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
India251:30,682,615377,978
England211:2,653,24194,788
Norway141:367,30634,015
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Sarshar (340) may also be a first name.

Sarshar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sarshar surname comes from the Farsi word sarshar, meaning 'many', 'opulent', 'overfilled', 'full of', 'plenty'.

Farsi is the official language of Iran and also language of some other countries around Iran, such as Tajikistan, Afghanistan. Farsi is a very old language, widely used in middle east for over 1000 years.

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Sarshar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sarshar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sarshar (Hindi: सरशार, Marathi: सरशार) occurs most in Iran. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarshar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sarshar is the 137,109th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,228,607 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sarshar are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sarshar is also the 473,685th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 340 people.

The surname Sarshar is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 2,744 people, or 1 in 27,982. In Iran Sarshar is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 22 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent reside and Fars Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Iran Sarshar occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Sarshar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sarshar last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarshar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.43% less than the national average, earning 244,222 kr per year and in United States they earn 56.58% more than the national average, earning $67,563 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharshar934,054/
Sarshahr931/
Sarsahar931/
Sarshair931/
Sarshaar931/
Sarsar924,851/
Sharsharh881/
Sarsare8641/
Sarssar869/
Sarchar869/
Sershar864/
Sarsaur862/
Carshar862/
Zarshar862/
Jarshar861/
Sarsarz861/
Sarshoor809/
Sarshour802/
Sourshar801/
Zarshair801/
Zarsahar801/
Sarssare801/
Sarcar77761/
Sarzar7788/
Sarsor7728/
Sarjar7712/
Sharshour752/
Sharshorh751/
Sarsour716,549/
Sarjare7157/
Sarzare715/
Zarshor712/
Sarssor712/
Sarjear711/
Zarsahr711/
Sarcear711/
Saircar711/
Sarjaare672/
Sorschor672/
Sairjair671/

Sarshar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarshar in the Hindi language
सरशारsarasara-
Sarshar in the Marathi language
सरशारsarasara-

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