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

The surname Sharma (Arabic: شرما, Bengali: শর্মা, Dhivehi: ޝަރުމ‬, Hindi: शर्मा, Marathi: शम, Oriya: ଶମର୍ା, Russian: Шарма, Tibetan: ཤར་མ།) is found most frequently in India. It may also occur in the variant forms: Şharma, Śharma, Sharmà, Shărma, Shármà, Shármá, Shârmâ or Shãrmã. Click here for other potential spellings of Sharma.

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

It is the 109^th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,376 people. It occurs mostly 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 frequently used forename on earth It is held by 51,756 people.

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

Sharma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sharma has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,456,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 674,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sharma Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sharma last name are 3.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.5% being registered with 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.