Explore the Family Name Sharar

The meaning of Sharar

1. Variant of Sharer or Sharrer. 2. Muslim (mainly Bangladesh and Afghanistan, also Jordan): from the Arabic personal name Sharar or Sharār, from the plural form of sharara(h) ‘spark’ (see Charara).

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How common is the last name Sharar in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sharar saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 47,485th in terms of commonality and fell to 50,659th by 2010, marking a decrease of 6.68% over the decade. The count of people bearing the name also decreased from 420 to 412 during this period, a reduction of 1.9%. Correspondingly, the proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 population dropped by 12.5%, from 0.16 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,485	#50,659	-6.68%
Count	420	412	-1.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sharar

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Sharar experienced some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. As of 2000, 94.52% of individuals with this surname identified as White, but this figure dropped to 88.59% by 2010. There was a significant increase in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 1.19% to 7.04% over the same period. The percentage of individuals with the Sharar surname identifying as two or more races edged up slightly, from 2.14% to 2.18%. Hispanic identifyers marked a small increase from 1.67% to 1.70%. Meanwhile, there were no recorded individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.52%	88.59%	-6.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.19%	7.04%	491.6%
Two or More Races	2.14%	2.18%	1.87%
Hispanic	1.67%	1.7%	1.8%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%