Sheria Surname
Approximately 2,784 people bear this surname
Sheria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,532 | 1:48,224 | 5,835 |
| Tanzania | 742 | 1:71,350 | 7,464 |
| Kenya | 349 | 1:132,321 | 10,872 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Sheria (3,240) may also be a first name.
Sheria Demographics
Sheria Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sheria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheria Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheria (Marathi: शेरीया) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheria? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 157,151st most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,617,653 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sheria are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 125,910th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,240 people.
Sheria is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,532 people, or 1 in 48,224. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and Kenya, where 13 percent live.
Sheria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sheria has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheria surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sheria Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sheria surname is primarily Christian (57%) in Kenya.
The amount Sheria earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.5% more than the national average, earning R 428,928 per year and in United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheria Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheria in the Marathi language | ||
| शेरीया | seriya | - |
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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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- 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 Sheria
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