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 last name Shher (Hindi: श्हेर) occurs most in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shher? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shher reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shher is also the 1,504,468th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 45 people.
This last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 58 percent live, Sindh, where 33 percent live and Gilgit-Baltistan, where 8 percent live. Outside of Pakistan it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live.
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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