Sharr Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sharr Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Skari; a personal name.

Sharr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5931:301,2546,318
United States4201:862,99765,593
Liberia321:137,76710,163
England301:1,857,26974,552
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Sharr (287) may also be a first name.

Sharr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Skari; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sharr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharr (Russian: Шарр) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 327,639th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,432,079 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Sharr are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sharr is also the 522,011th most common first name worldwide It is held by 287 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 593 people, or 1 in 301,254. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 99 percent are found, Punjab, where 1 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent are found. Besides Pakistan it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Liberia, where 3 percent are found.

Sharr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sharr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 268 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sharr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sharr surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sharr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $43,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% less than the national average, earning $47,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scharr911,473/
Sharre9110/
Saharr917/
Shairr913/
Sharrp912/
Sharær911/
Shearr910/
Sharrh910/
Shaarr910/
Sarr89339,406/
Shar8955,256/
Saharre831/
Schearr831/
Shearre831/
Shaurre831/
Shaharr830/
Schaurr830/
Schaarr830/
Sharp80169,075/
Sahar8044,443/
Shair8033,536/
Sarre8012,450/
Share8010,802/
Shaar806,191/
Shear806,188/
Shahr803,760/
Shhar802,590/
Shorr801,390/
Schar80875/
Shard80703/
Shart80345/
Sharh80120/
Shaur80115/
Charr8091/
Shajr8023/
Sharz8019/
Shayr8011/
Shatr809/
S'Har808/
Shgar808/
Searr807/
Sarrd803/
Saarr802/
Sarrr802/
Siarr802/
Sshar802/
Shaïr801/
Sarrt801/
Szhar801/
Saurr800/
Sar7558,252/
Shahar7313,231/
Schorr7310,816/
Sheard738,037/
Schaar736,840/
Charre732,753/
Shaair73901/
Scharp73839/
Schear73773/
Sheare73716/
Sharhe73273/
Schaur73264/
Shahur73245/
Shaire73213/
Schair73118/
Shhare7396/
Shardt7394/
Shaird7372/
Scharz7372/
Sahaar7370/
Shairp7361/
Sahair7352/
Saharh7348/
Saurre7339/
Sharpf7337/
Sharpp7330/
Saahar7319/
Sheirr7318/
Shaure7318/
Shaare7318/
Sha'ar7317/
Shayre739/
Shairh737/
Shgair736/
Shorre735/
Jsharp734/
Sahaur734/
Sharph734/
Sairre734/
Saarre734/
Shahyr734/
Shairt733/
Shahrh733/
Shaarh733/
Shatër733/
Shartt732/
Shaarp732/
Shaurt732/
Shaard732/
Shairz732/
Charrt732/
Schatr731/
Shsgar731/
Shharp731/
Shhear731/
Shasre731/
Sheart731/
Charrd731/
Sharhz731/
Shchar731/
Shearz731/
Shorrt731/
Schëar731/
Shgahr731/
Shhart731/
Sheahr731/
Shaarz731/
Shaihr731/
Shahrz731/
Shahtr731/
Sharhp731/
Sgahar731/
Charrh730/
Shearh730/
Sheaur730/
Ssharp730/
Shauyr730/
Scharh730/
Shearp730/
Sare6752,873/
Char6730,581/
Sharova6725,130/
Saar6714,759/
Shor679,537/
Saur678,463/
Sarp675,644/
Schardt675,268/
Siar675,004/
Sair674,785/
Sahr674,188/
Sear673,889/
Scharpf672,840/
Sohr671,612/
Zarr671,588/
Saïr671,542/
Sart671,483/
Sard671,249/
Schaare67914/
Sarh67608/
Saaharh67443/
Sahahar67205/
Shaaaar67191/
Szar67189/
Sgar6794/
Sorr6773/
Scharth6765/
Satr6765/
Saár6750/
Chharre6747/
Schaard6735/
Scharpp6732/
Hsar6731/
Sarı6723/
Sajr6721/
Schartt6720/
Scheirr6716/
Sasr6716/
Hzar6714/
Sayr6713/
Sarz6712/
Sarrowa6711/
Sahaare6710/
Schasre6710/
Shaggir679/
Scheard678/
Saahare676/
Schahar676/
Sjar676/
Shahair676/
Sharowa674/
Scheare672/
Chaurre672/
Hsahare671/
Schaarz671/
Schaure671/
Scheurr671/
Shshare671/
Shhaare671/
Xhar671/
Schayre671/
Shaahar671/
Sha'air671/
Shahahr671/
Ssar671/
Sxar671/
Jsar671/
Hxar671/
Charrdt670/
Schaarp670/
Schaurp670/

Sharr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharr in the Russian language
Шаррsarr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sharr
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