Sharja Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Sharja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sharja (1,222) may also be a first name.
Sharja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sharja (Hindi: शारजा, Marathi: शारजा, Oriya: ଶଜର୍) is carried by more people in The United Arab Emirates than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Sharja reside; 65 percent reside in West Asia and 60 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 226,387th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 1,222 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United Arab Emirates, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 305,409. Apart from The United Arab Emirates this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Yemen, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sharja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଜର୍ | sajar | - |
| Sharja in the Marathi language | ||
| शारजा | saraja | 97.65 |
| खरात | kharata | 0.52 |
| शारज | saraja | 0.26 |
| साहारे | sahare | 0.26 |
| शहाजी | sahaji | 0.26 |
| शरजा | saraja | 0.26 |
| संजय | sanjaya | 0.26 |
| भारत | bharata | 0.26 |
| Sharja in the Hindi language | ||
| शारजा | saraja | 89.19 |
| शरजा | saraja | 8.11 |
| शर्जा | sarja | 1.8 |
| शारजहा | sarajaha | 0.9 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sharja
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