Sherah Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Sherah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Sherah (644) may also be a first name.
Sherah Demographics
Average Sherah Salary in
United States
$39,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sherah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherah (Arabic: شيرة, Marathi: शेरन) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,380,086th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Sherah reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 327,600th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 644 people.
The surname Sherah is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Barring Malawi it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Sherah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sherah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sherah surname decreased 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sherah Last Name Statistics demography
Sherah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherah in the Marathi language | ||
| शेरन | serana | - |
| Sherah in the Arabic language | ||
| شيرة | shyrt | - |
| شيره | shyrh | - |
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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
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- 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 Sherah
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