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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 most in Pakistan. It may be found as a variant: Shaïr. For other potential spellings of Shair click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shair? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 16,549^th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 217,305 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Shair live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shair is also the 10,407^th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 97,770 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 27,406 people, or 1 in 6,518. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 50 percent are found, Punjab, where 33 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent are found. Beside Pakistan Shair occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

Shair Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shair has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shair surname increased 955 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shair Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (80%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Shair last name are 32.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.48% registered to vote for the 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.