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 surname Sharply occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sharply.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharply? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Sharply is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Sharply reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Sharply is most common in: Alabama, where 33 percent reside, Michigan, where 17 percent reside and Texas, where 17 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Wales, where 7 percent reside.

Sharply Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sharply has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sharply surname contracted 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sharply Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally 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
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  • 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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