Shehr Surname

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

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Shehr (1,052) may also be a first name.

Shehr Last Name Facts

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

Shehr (Hindi: शेहर, Marathi: शेहर) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shehr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shehr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Shehr occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Shehr live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shehr is also the 246,847th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 1,052 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 73 percent are found, Balochistan, where 9 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent are found. Other than Pakistan it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Shehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shehr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shehr last name decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schehr91877/
Sheehr912/
Sheahr911/
Sehehr910/
Sher89444,265/
Sehr892,357/
Scheehr839/
Scheihr831/
Shehgir831/
Sheer8011,221/
Shere8011,065/
Scher807,294/
Shear806,188/
Sheir804,235/
Shier804,133/
Sherr801,413/
Sehrt80496/
Siehr80427/
Sherd80342/
Sherp8084/
Szehr8048/
Sethr8041/
Sherz8036/
Sherh8036/
Shher8013/
Shert8010/
Shger808/
Seyhr807/
Sheur806/
Shhir803/
Shetr802/
Shcer802/
Shser802/
Sehyr802/
Shzer801/
Shihr801/
Seuhr801/
Seihr801/
Sheïr801/
Sheyr801/
Ssher801/
Seahr801/
Sehrr801/
Hsher801/
Schehier771/
Shehrova771/
Ser759,374/
Scheer7328,370/
Schier738,652/
Sheard738,037/
Scherr737,744/
Schear73773/
Sheare73716/
Scheir73480/
Sehier73403/
Scheur73203/
Sheere73141/
Sheire73128/
Sheerr7339/
Sherre7338/
Shihre7330/
Shcher7328/
Øscher7327/
Shchyr7325/
Sheirr7318/
Shchir7311/
Shgeer7310/
Chehre737/
Shceer735/
Shahyr734/
Shheer734/
Saheir733/
Sherht733/
Sheird733/
Sherph733/
Sheerz733/
Shcerr732/
Seherz732/
Szheer732/
Sheirh732/
Shseer732/
Jsheer731/
Sceher731/
Shhear731/
Sheerd731/
Sheert731/
Sherrd731/
Seehre731/
Sheart731/
Sheerh731/
Shearz731/
Siehrt731/
Seethr731/
Szeher731/
Séhier731/
Sehgir731/
She'er731/
Seehrh731/
Shaihr731/
Hsheer731/
Shearh730/
Sherhs730/
Shearr730/
Seihre730/
Sehert730/
Shearp730/
Sheherova715/
Shir67361,884/
Sert6756,983/
Sere6725,564/
Sherova6716,817/
Cher674,187/
Sear673,889/
Seer672,554/
Serr672,323/
Sier671,717/
Seyr67701/
Seur67678/
Szer67492/
Sejr67484/
Shyr67445/
Scherpf67386/
Serp67325/
Seir67275/
Sser67215/
Chehere67166/
Serd67139/
Scheere67119/
Serz67116/
Hser6762/
Scheerz6758/
Sihr6750/
Sõer6746/
Sger6733/
Cehr6722/
Scheirr6716/
Scheard678/
Sehrová678/
Hzer678/
Syhr678/
Åser678/
Schøier678/
Scherpp676/
Shahair676/
Shjr675/
Scer675/
Souhier675/
Sähr675/
Schcher673/
Scheare672/
Schertt672/
Sjer672/
Setr672/
Jscherr671/
Schearr671/
Scheurr671/
Shearre671/
Hcer671/
Shcherr671/
Sehesrh671/
Sahhier671/
Scherrr671/
Shheerh671/
Scheerr670/
Schsser670/
Scherth670/

Shehr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shehr in the Hindi language
शेहरsehara-
Shehr in the Marathi language
शेहरsehara-

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Footnotes

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