Shher Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Shher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shher (45) may also be a first name.
Shher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shher (Hindi: श्हेर) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Shher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shher live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shher is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.
Shher is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan Shher is most numerous in: Punjab, where 58 percent are found, Sindh, where 33 percent are found and Gilgit-Baltistan, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shher in the Hindi language | ||
| श्हेर | shera | - |
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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 Shher
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