# Sharma (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sharma/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Hindi.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hindi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 28,559 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,236 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,811 people |
| Change since 2000 | +92% (14,870 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Sarma |

## Etymology

* Transliteration of Hindi शर्मा (śarmā). * Transliteration of Telugu శర్మ (śarma).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sharma in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 3.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 91% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sharma in India, Australia, the United States and Nepal.

## People named Sharma

- Astra Sharma, Australian female tennis player
- Chris Sharma, American rock climber
- Mohit Sharma, Ashoka Chakra recipient
- Tanvi Sharma, badminton player
- Laxmi Sharma, a first lady tempo driver of Nepal

## Similar surnames

Shrum, Shiroma, Schram, Sharon, Sarna, Saran, Serrano, Soriano, Serna, Schramm, Shearin, Sherwin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.