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Where Does The Last Name Sharma Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sharma (Arabic: شرما, Bengali: শর্মা, Dhivehi: ޝަރުމ‬, Hindi: शर्मा, Marathi: शम, Oriya: ଶମର୍ା, Russian: Шарма, Tibetan: ཤར་མ།) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Şharma, Śharma, Sharmà, Shărma, Shármà, Shármá, Shârmâ or Shãrmã. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sharma.

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

This last name is the 109^th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,376 people. The last name Sharma is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sharma are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sharma is also the 17,959^th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 51,756 people.

Sharma is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 5,025,045 people, or 1 in 153. In India Sharma is mostly found in: Bihar, where 25 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 24 percent live and Delhi, where 11 percent live. Besides India Sharma exists in 200 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Sharma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sharma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sharma last name expanded 3,456,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 674,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sharma Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Sharma surname are 3.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sharma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.22% less than the national average, earning €4,437 per year; in Norway they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning 380,423 kr per year; in Peru they earn 250.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 68,040 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.51% more than the national average, earning R 291,132 per year; in United States they earn 24.45% more than the national average, earning $53,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.87% more than the national average, earning $58,562 CAD per year.