Shar is used as a family name or surname in Pakistan. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shar
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Pakistan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shar

How popular is Shar?

Shar is common in Pakistan.

Shar is ranked 23919 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shars grew by 48.62745 per cent to 379 since 2000 and ranked 54418 after elevating 16954 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 56.73 67.45
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 24.8 20
Black 13.72 6.27
Hispanic or Latino 2.37 2.35
Shar is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Pakistan which signifies that it is originated from Pakistan. Around 21478 people have been found who wears Shar as their family name. Shar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
847 Mongolia5
734 Myanmar4
16,861 Iran4
46,068 Philippines3
32,086 Mexico3
6,270 Hong Kong3
7,993 Jordan3
35,789 Turkey3
14,193 Egypt3
2,168 Suriname2
5,300 Syria2
28,083 Romania2
118,441 Germany2
5,318 Iraq2
20,837 Venezuela2
95,312 Argentina2
219,873 France2
3,952 Yemen1
90,903 Moldova1
151,601 Spain1
12,741 Ecuador1
50,549 Georgia1
37,493 Austria1
34,581 Chile1
169,904 Brazil1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
91,024 Belgium1
1,879 Belize1
3,275 Nepal1
6,149 Ethiopia1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
12,270 Lebanon1
2,196 Liberia1
16,283 Lithuania1
2,040 Mali1
28,365 Kenya1
153,416 Italy1
31,207 Ireland1
21,562 Portugal1
5,589 Sudan1
1,179 Swaziland1
6,967 Macedonia1
2,613 The Bahamas1
13,447 Uganda1
2,578 Guam1
17,575 Kuwait1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
169,036 Indonesia42
70,431 Canada41
53,804 Australia35
34,417 Belarus33
8,720 Qatar29
1,865 China24
15,050 Singapore18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
31,723 Kazakhstan76
11,411 Kyrgyzstan65
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
Countries with hundreds of Shar:
23,779 Russia686
58,760 United States436
7,889 Saudi Arabia423
5,583 Malaysia379
11,234 Uzbekistan303
20,379 South Africa292
4,981 Israel224
3,984 Tajikistan203
32,644 Ukraine165
31,938 England140
Countries with thousands of Shar:
24,065 India1,634
Countries with ten thousands of Shar:
931 Pakistan16,093
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 23 years old workman John Shar who was residing in Ireland migrated to Ohio on April 9, 1849 by Elizabeth put out from Liverpool. 60 years old Cornelius Shar, James Shar (25) Workman, Cornelius Shar, aged 25, Catherine Shar, aged 25, Workman John Shar, are other Shar that migrated to US.

Shar Namesakes

  • Richa Sharma, Playback Singer
  • Mani Sharma, Music Director
  • Aadil Sharma, Actor
  • Divyendu Sharma, Film actor
  • Maneesh Sharma, Film director
  • Konkona Sen Sharma, Actress
  • Yashpal Sharma, Actor
  • Richa Sharma, Playback Singer
  • Aakash Sharma, Actor
  • Aamna Sharif, Actress

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