Sharm Surname

29,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sharm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt12,8441:7,158868
India3,6421:210,61712,568
Israel7791:10,9851,684
Russia3141:458,99143,131
Syria2951:65,4272,975
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Belarus171:558,88650,306
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England131:4,286,005132,302
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Sharm (2,030) may also be a first name.

Sharm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharm (Arabic: شرم, Hindi: शर्म, Marathi: शम, Russian: Шарм) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,108th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 395,353 people. The surname Sharm is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Sharm reside; 70 percent reside in North Africa and 70 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 167,576th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 2,030 people.

The last name Sharm is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 12,844 people, or 1 in 7,158. Without taking into account Egypt it exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Israel, where 4 percent reside.

Sharm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sharm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sharm last name increased 164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sharm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sharm surname is principally Orthodox (94%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

The amount Sharm earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 57.27% more than the national average, earning R 373,740 per year and in United States they earn 18.36% more than the national average, earning $51,071 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharme91549/
Scharm91299/
Saharm919/
Shahrm918/
Sharmm913/
Shaarm913/
Shharm911/
Shearm911/
Shsarm911/
Sharrm911/
Sarm89187/
Shearme8314/
Scharmm836/
Shaharm833/
Shahrmh831/
Shaurme831/
Shairem831/
Schaurm830/
Charm801,715/
Sarme801,475/
Saarm8087/
Sherm8069/
Sarmh8016/
Shorm8013/
Sarrm805/
Sairm804/
Sarmd802/
Sarhm801/
Sasrm801/
Sarmm801/
Satrm801/
Sharmova778/
Scherm731,912/
Shorme73726/
Charme73496/
Schorm73435/
Sayrım73325/
Saarme7338/
Sairem7328/
Schörm738/
Zaharm731/
Hsarmh731/
Charmå731/
Charmt731/
Sahrme731/
Sathrm731/
Searme731/
Shermh731/
Shoorm731/
Sarrrm731/
Sheirm730/
Searrm730/
Shourm730/
Scharmová7110/
Sorm67177/
Zarm67105/
Sarmova6774/
Serm6759/
Šarm6719/
Sõrm6719/
Schermm6712/
Chaitrm672/
Sheermh671/
Sheerhm671/
Scheirm671/
Shceerm671/
Schoorm670/
Scheurm670/

Sharm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharm in the Marathi language
शमsama83.33
शामाsama5.56
शरमाsarama5.56
शमीsami5.56
Sharm in the Hindi language
शर्मsarma55.25
शर्मा़sarma21.01
शार्मsarma15.45
शर्माsarma7.37
शर्मा्sarma0.51
श्ार्मsarma0.2
शर्मा़़sarma0.1
श्ार्मा़sarma0.1
Sharm in the Russian language
Шармsarm-
Sharm in the Arabic language
شرمshrm-
الشرمalshrm-
شارمsharm-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sharm
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