Shars Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Shars Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 55 | 1:584,603 | 6,939 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Shars (55) may also be a first name.
Shars Demographics
Average Shars Salary in
United States
$29,219 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shars Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shars Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shars (Hindi: शारस, Russian: Шарс) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shars click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shars? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Shars occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Shars live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 55 people.
Shars is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 584,603. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Nangarhar, where 75 percent live, Kabul, where 11 percent live and Paktika, where 4 percent live. Barring Afghanistan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Barbados, where 2 percent live.
Shars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shars has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shars Last Name Statistics demography
Shars earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shars Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shars in the Hindi language | ||
| शारस | sarasa | - |
| Shars in the Russian language | ||
| Шарс | sars | - |
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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 Shars
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