Sharms Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Sharms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sharms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sharms (Hindi: शर्मा, Russian: Шармс) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sharms click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharms? popularity and diffusion

Sharms is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Sharms is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Sharms are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Sharms is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 7,102,457. In India it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 28 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 9 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Sharms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sharms has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shearms920/
Sarms913/
Charms8336/
Sherms834/
Sharmz831/
Shorms831/
Sharmzd771/
Searems770/
Sorms7317/
Zarms732/
Serms731/
Charmz671/
Sermms670/
Sarmış670/
Chorms670/
Zorms555/
Sheerhmzh531/

Sharms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharms in the Hindi language
शर्माsarma-
Sharms in the Russian language
Шармсsarms-

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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 Sharms
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