Sheher Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Sheher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sheher (1,381) may also be a first name.

Sheher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheher (Hindi: शेहेर, Marathi: शेहेर, Oriya: େଶେହର) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sheher.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sheher live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sheher is also the 210,702nd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 1,381 people.

The last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 73 percent live, Sindh, where 18 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 6 percent live.

Sheher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sheher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheher surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheher9217/
Shejher921/
Sheaher920/
Seher913,351/
Scheuher8666/
Schaeher864/
Sheheard863/
Schehier861/
Schieher861/
Sheaherd861/
Schoeher861/
Shaher8316,882/
Shaeer83593/
Sehier83403/
Saeher83217/
Seeher8329/
Shiher8328/
Sohehr8320/
Shoher8318/
Sheuer8318/
Shehir8313/
Sheaer835/
Seherr833/
Sieher832/
Seaher832/
Sheeer832/
Soeher831/
Sehher831/
Shoeer831/
Seheir831/
Sheeir831/
Schaehher801/
Shahier7720/
Seeherr7719/
Saehear7711/
Schiher7710/
Schaeer775/
Schieer775/
Shehair775/
Shijeer774/
Schoher772/
Scheaer771/
Schoeer771/
Shihere771/
Shehgir771/
Shceuer771/
Sheahir771/
Sheaier771/
Shaehir771/
Shahehr771/
Schehir771/
Sahhier771/
Saeheir771/
Shaeeir771/
Syaheer771/
Schaher770/
Siehert770/
Shuieer770/
Sheuear770/
Seehert770/
Saher738,954/
Shier734,133/
Saeer731,169/
Siehr73427/
Soher73391/
Shyer7352/
Sehir7338/
Siher7329/
Shger738/
Sheur736/
Seehr736/
Seuer736/
Soeer735/
Sieer732/
Seeir732/
Syher731/
Seaer730/
S'Gheyer7150/
Schaherr713/
Schaeerr711/
Scheeier711/
Scheueer711/
Scheuerr711/
Shahieer711/
Schoeier711/
Schioeer710/
Scheuier710/
Schier678,652/
Shahir675,925/
Sohier673,433/
Shoeir67599/
Sheair67228/
Shaaer67218/
Scheur67203/
Chyher67195/
Soheir67169/
Saeear67113/
Széher6764/
Schöer6735/
Shiere6733/
Shohir6733/
Soherr6729/
Sha'er6713/
Schjer6712/
Schyer6711/
Zeeher6711/
Seyier6711/
Szeuer679/
Shaeir678/
Sahier676/
Schéer676/
Sehair675/
Saherh675/
Sahhir674/
Shihir674/
Chiher674/
Seeior674/
Szoher674/
Chjeer673/
Scheér673/
Siheir673/
Saeier673/
Sceuer672/
Sihere672/
Schäer672/
Suiher672/
Saeeir672/
Shyier671/
Sieert671/
Sihger671/
Seyyer671/
Sheajr671/
Shierd671/
Shehirova671/
Sihert671/
Siehrt671/
Saherr671/
Seeeer671/
Seehir671/
Séhier671/
Soheyr671/
Sajher671/
Sehgir671/
Seijer671/
Sejger671/
Saeerh671/
Sihier671/
Sho'er671/
Shuier670/
Siherz670/
Ceheer670/
Seeere670/

Sheher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheher in the Oriya language
େଶେହରesehara-
Sheher in the Marathi language
शेहेरsehera80
शेहरsehara20
Sheher in the Hindi language
शेहेरsehera75
शेहरsehara25

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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 Sheher
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