Shaer Surname
Approximately 8,657 people bear this surname
Shaer Surname User-submission:
This is a Palestinian surname of Arabic origin. It means 'poet'.
Shaer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,556 | 1:59,085 | 5,599 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,511 | 1:20,421 | 2,846 |
| Syria | 1,392 | 1:13,866 | 1,117 |
| Palestine | 881 | 1:5,163 | 1,149 |
| Iraq | 739 | 1:47,391 | 1,919 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| United States | 472 | 1:767,921 | 59,720 |
| Pakistan | 350 | 1:510,411 | 8,738 |
| Lebanon | 210 | 1:26,843 | 2,902 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Romania | 82 | 1:244,852 | 23,260 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Ukraine | 62 | 1:734,237 | 75,898 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Jordan | 43 | 1:205,638 | 9,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Shaer (1,782) may also be a first name.
Shaer Surname Meaning
Shaer Demographics
Average Male Shaer Height
174.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shaer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaer (Georgian: შაერ, Hindi: शंेर, Marathi: साहेर, Russian: Шаер) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shaer is the 58,411th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 841,810 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Shaer reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 38 percent reside in Levant. Shaer is also the 181,214th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,782 people.
It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,556 people, or 1 in 59,085. Outside of Egypt Shaer occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent reside and Syria, where 16 percent reside.
Shaer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shaer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shaer surname increased 874 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,255 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shaer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shaer surname is principally Shiite (86%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shaer surname are 18.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.04% being registered with the party.
The amount Shaer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,949 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.04% more than the national average, earning R 363,672 per year; in United States they earn 26.62% more than the national average, earning $54,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning $47,256 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaer in the Georgian language | ||
| შაერ | shaer | - |
| Shaer in the Hindi language | ||
| शंेर | samera | 87.5 |
| शेर | sera | 12.5 |
| Shaer in the Marathi language | ||
| साहेर | sahera | 50 |
| शाएर | sa'era | 50 |
| Shaer in the Russian language | ||
| Шаер | saer | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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