Shehar Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Shehar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| Pakistan | 112 | 1:1,595,035 | 16,895 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shehar (11,985) may also be a first name.
Shehar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shehar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shehar (Hindi: शेहर, Marathi: शेहर) occurs most in India. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shehar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,032,007th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name Shehar is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shehar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shehar is also the 54,219th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 11,985 people.
The surname Shehar is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 5,946,243. In India Shehar is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 58 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent live and Maharashtra, where 9 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 46 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shehar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shehar in the Hindi language | ||
| शेहर | sehara | 91.54 |
| शहर | sahara | 2.31 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 1.54 |
| शेहार | sehara | 0.77 |
| शहरे | sahare | 0.77 |
| शेहरा | sehara | 0.77 |
| सेहर | sehara | 0.77 |
| शेरह | seraha | 0.77 |
| शैहर | saihara | 0.77 |
| Shehar in the Marathi language | ||
| शेहर | sehara | 56.1 |
| शेहार | sehara | 34.15 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 7.32 |
| शहेर | sahera | 2.44 |
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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 Shehar
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