Shars Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Barbados

Shars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan551:584,6036,939
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Shars (55) may also be a first name.

Shars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shars (Hindi: शारस, Russian: Шарс) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shars? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shars is the 2,394,033rd most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. Shars is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shars are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shars is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 55 people.

Shars is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 584,603. In Afghanistan Shars is most numerous in: Nangarhar, where 75 percent are found, Kabul, where 11 percent are found and Paktika, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Barbados, where 2 percent are found.

Shars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shars last name contracted 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shears919,243/
Sharsh91131/
Shairs9145/
Schars9122/
Sharse914/
Sharst912/
Shaers912/
Sahars911/
Shgars911/
Sharrs910/
Sars891,222/
Schaars83225/
Schaers83105/
Schears8389/
Sharshe8344/
Saharsh8316/
Sharsth836/
Scharse834/
Scharrs831/
Scharss831/
Schairs830/
Schaurs830/
Sears8052,246/
Sarse80253/
Saers80176/
Saurs80113/
Shors80101/
Sayrs8092/
Saars8056/
Chars8051/
Sarsh8049/
Sairs8047/
Shers8033/
Siars8019/
Sarst8014/
Sarrs808/
Sehrs803/
Sohrs803/
Sharx802/
Szars802/
Sarås802/
Scharsch77150/
Shsharsh771/
Shaharss771/
Sheers73536/
Schers73313/
Schors73286/
Chears73273/
Scears73128/
Sarsht7399/
Saarse7355/
Charse7352/
Shorsh7350/
Shersh7331/
Charsh7323/
Sheirs7316/
Sheurs7311/
Sarshe738/
Shorst736/
Saurås735/
Chairs734/
Chaurs734/
Searrs733/
Sherrs733/
Shoers732/
Searse731/
Sharje731/
Sairse731/
Searsp731/
Searss731/
Shorse731/
Siarsh731/
Schörs731/
Charsz731/
Shours730/
Shoirs730/
Shoors730/
Seehrs730/
Searst730/
Charst730/
Shorrs730/
Szears730/
Charrs730/
Searsh730/
Sharshova71542/
Scharsche715/
Scheers673,613/
Sers671,027/
Sors671,027/
Schoors67473/
Scheirs67349/
Zars67292/
Shchors67149/
Scheurs67125/
Särs67108/
Sarsowa6776/
Scearse6775/
Sarx6757/
Chairse6739/
Schoers6739/
Sarç6718/
Chaurse6711/
Chearrs673/
Sarsova672/
Charshe671/
Chattrs671/
Schorss671/
Shorsch671/
Sheersh671/
Sheirsh671/
Sherrss671/
Schorst671/
Shoorsh671/
Scharze670/
Scharce670/

Shars Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shars in the Hindi language
शारसsarasa-
Shars in the Russian language
Шарсsars-

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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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