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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 more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Şharma, Śharma, Sharmà, Shărma, Shármà, Shármá, Shârmâ or Shãrmã. For other possible spellings of Sharma click here.

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

The surname is the 109^th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,376 people. The last name Sharma is mostly 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. It is also the 17,959^th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 51,756 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 5,025,045 people, or 1 in 153. In India Sharma is most common in: Bihar, where 25 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 24 percent are found and Delhi, where 11 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 200 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Sharma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sharma has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 holding the Sharma last name is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sharma surname are 3.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.5% 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.