Sher is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 4 characters long in length.

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

How popular is Sher?

Sher is common in India.

Sher is ranked 4927 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shers plummeted by 17.75329 per cent to 2687 since 2000 and slipped by 2489 spots and ranked at 11669. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84 90.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 12.69 6.37
Hispanic or Latino 1.45 0.86
Others 1.27 1.84
Black 0.6 0.64
Sher is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Pakistan which signifies that it is originated from Pakistan. Around 110684 people have been found who wears Sher as their family name. Sher is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
567,967 Indonesia6
929 Northern Mariana Islands5
2,011 South Korea4
59,967 Moldova4
114,007 Czech Republic4
2,871 Iraq4
184,212 France3
14,193 Egypt3
46,068 Philippines3
4,881 Oman3
7,683 Latvia3
3,949 Botswana3
2,449 Yemen2
4,086 Angola2
1,389 Barbados2
50,640 Switzerland2
7,574 Bangladesh2
2,617 Cambodia2
20,186 Kenya2
11,736 Lithuania2
2,085 Nepal2
31,767 Greece2
19,046 Ireland2
34,681 Norway2
12,745 Luxembourg1
53,033 Nigeria1
2,057 Isle of Man1
2,024 Mongolia1
31,584 Peru1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
25,746 Finland1
2,196 Liberia1
12,270 Lebanon1
29,046 Japan1
28,746 Algeria1
30,360 Thailand1
7,847 Albania1
2,057 Myanmar1
50,549 Georgia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
3,243 Suriname1
3,586 Honduras1
8,371 Syria1
9,498 Iceland1
58,885 Poland1
49,101 Denmark1
2,877 Cuba1
24,771 Colombia1
2,935 Madagascar1
34,581 Chile1
18,969 Wales1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
24,460 Armenia1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
6,376 Singapore47
21,712 Sweden44
13,872 New Zealand43
9,524 Portugal37
1,506 China31
57,220 Netherlands27
55,829 Zimbabwe16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
15,318 Belarus94
5,848 Scotland92
2,902 Qatar88
92,589 Brazil79
57,588 Argentina75
5,314 Kuwait70
10,892 Kyrgyzstan69
Countries with hundreds of Sher:
7,731 England877
1,134 Tajikistan863
12,572 Germany807
2,030 United Arab Emirates520
4,661 Malaysia481
9,735 Canada409
7,368 Australia390
14,627 Ukraine389
7,702 Kazakhstan353
2,741 Turkmenistan276
1,129 Hong Kong225
31,070 Turkey140
1,831 Estonia123
59,335 Italy112
25,660 Spain105
Countries with thousands of Sher:
617 Uzbekistan6,203
1,662 South Africa3,982
9,381 United States3,923
385 Israel2,545
1,184 Afghanistan2,531
8,824 Russia2,086
2,069 Saudi Arabia1,732
463 Taiwan1,043
Countries with ten thousands of Sher:
405 Pakistan64,999
3,633 India14,609
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Sher Namesakes

  • Tommy Sheridan, Politician
  • Aamir Sheraz, Musical Artist
  • Amro Sherif, Basketball Player
  • Alan Sheridan, Writer
  • Abid Sher Ali, Pakistani Politician
  • Dinah Sheridan, Actress
  • Mallika Sherawat, Actress
  • Tracii Sherman, Recording Engineer
  • Adham El Sherif, Film director
  • Adiel Sherwood, Author
  • In 2019, Lynn Sher played the role of Beautiful woman in drama flick Always All Ways, Anne Marie.

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