How common is the surname Sharma?

28,559 people in the United States had the surname Sharma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,811 Americans. It ranked 1,236th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sharma?

Astra Sharma, Australian female tennis player, followed by Chris Sharma.

Where is the surname Sharma most common?

Wikidata records people named Sharma in India, Australia and the United States and 1 other country.

Is the surname Sharma getting more or less common?

More common. 14,870 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,559 in 2010, up 92%.

The surname Sharma

A Hindi surname, carried by 28,559 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sharma is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Hindi origin

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

One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 28,559 people named Sharma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,811 Americans. That is up 92% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,870.

#1,236

rank among US surnames

28,559

people in 2010

9.7

per 100,000 Americans

+92.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,247)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,227	Guy	28,852	10,701
#1,229	Rankin	28,821	10,713
#1,230	Godfrey	28,734	10,745
#1,231	Chamberlain	28,727	10,748
#1,232	Fink	28,701	10,757
#1,233	Hollis	28,617	10,789
#1,234	Foreman	28,605	10,793

Who is named Sharma

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Sharma identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.8% as two or more races and 3.6% as white (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Sharmas

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Astra Sharma
Australian female tennis player, born 1995
Chris Sharma
American rock climber, born 1981
Mohit Sharma
Ashoka Chakra recipient, 1978–2009
Tanvi Sharma
Badminton player, born 2008
Laxmi Sharma
A first lady tempo driver of Nepal

Notable Sharmas come mostly from India (2), Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Sarma

Surnames that sound like Sharma

Sharma has the Soundex code S650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S650.

Other Hindi surnames

All 48 Hindi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sharma come from?: * Transliteration of Hindi शर्मा (śarmā). * Transliteration of Telugu శర్మ (śarma).
How common is the surname Sharma?: 28,559 people in the United States had the surname Sharma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,811 Americans. It ranked 1,236th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sharma?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Sharma identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Sharma?: Astra Sharma, Australian female tennis player, followed by Chris Sharma.
Where is the surname Sharma most common?: Wikidata records people named Sharma in India, Australia and the United States and 1 other country.
Is the surname Sharma getting more or less common?: More common. 14,870 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,559 in 2010, up 92%.
What are other spellings of Sharma?: Sarma.