Sher Ali Surname
Approximately 483 people bear this surname
Sher Ali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 453 | 1:394,357 | 7,474 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sher Ali (212) may also be a first name.
Sher Ali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sher Ali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sher Ali is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sher Ali? popularity and diffusion
It is the 632,228th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,088,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sher Ali are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 620,917th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 212 people.
It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 453 people, or 1 in 394,357. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 69 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent live and Sindh, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Sher Ali
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