Shair Surname
Approximately 33,536 people bear this surname
Shair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 27,406 | 1:6,518 | 557 |
| Egypt | 3,722 | 1:24,701 | 2,780 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| India | 381 | 1:2,013,295 | 68,939 |
| United States | 296 | 1:1,224,523 | 86,796 |
| Afghanistan | 254 | 1:126,587 | 2,949 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Liberia | 153 | 1:28,814 | 2,789 |
| Malaysia | 136 | 1:216,869 | 12,591 |
| United Arab Emirates | 103 | 1:88,954 | 7,958 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Maldives | 20 | 1:20,209 | 1,301 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Shaïr (1) are calculated separately.
Shair (97,770) may also be a first name.
Shair Demographics
Shair Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Shair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shair Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shair (Georgian: შაირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ, Hindi: शैर, Marathi: शैर, Oriya: ଶଇର, Russian: Шаир) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Shaïr. Click here for other potential spellings of Shair.
How Common Is The Last Name Shair? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,549th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 217,305 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Shair reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 10,407th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 97,770 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 27,406 people, or 1 in 6,518. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 50 percent reside, Punjab, where 33 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.
Shair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shair has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shair surname grew 955 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shair Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Shair last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (80%) in Kenya.
In The United States Shair are 32.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.48% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shair earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.65% more than the national average, earning $54,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.26% more than the national average, earning $74,654 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shair Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shair in the Georgian language | ||
| შაირ | shair | - |
| Shair in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ | asghyr | - |
| Shair in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଇର | sa'ira | - |
| Shair in the Hindi language | ||
| शैर | saira | 87.35 |
| शेर | sera | 4.14 |
| शाईर | sa'ira | 3.16 |
| शाइर | sa'ira | 2.68 |
| शईर | sa'ira | 1.46 |
| श्ैर | saira | 0.24 |
| शइर | sa'ira | 0.24 |
| Shair in the Marathi language | ||
| शैर | saira | 31.58 |
| शाईर | sa'ira | 15.79 |
| शहीर | sahira | 10.53 |
| शाहीर | sahira | 10.53 |
| शािक़र | saiqara | 5.26 |
| शक़ीर | saqira | 5.26 |
| शािहर | saihara | 5.26 |
| शिहर | sihara | 5.26 |
| शाही | sahi | 5.26 |
| शाफ़ीर | safira | 5.26 |
| Shair in the Russian language | ||
| Шаир | sair | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shair
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