Sharply Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Sharply Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharply Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Sharply Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sharply is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharply? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Sharply is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Sharply reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Sharply is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Sharply is most numerous in: Alabama, where 33 percent are found, Michigan, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and Wales, where 7 percent are found.

Sharply Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sharply has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sharply last name contracted 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sharply Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sharply surname is primarily Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

Sharply earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.5% less than the national average, earning $28,264 USD per year.

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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 Sharply
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