How Many People Have the Last Name Sharma?
people had the surname Sharma in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 10,331 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+13,689 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sharma (90.6%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Sharma ranks #54. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 85.7% to 90.6%, and the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share fell from 8% to 3.8%.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sharma grew from 14,870 people in 2000 to 28,559 in 2010 (up 92.1%), and its rank rose from #2,247 to #1,236.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 14,870 | 28,559 |
| Rank | #2,247 | #1,236 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.51 | 9.68 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Sharma
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Sharma: S650
👤 Sharma as a First Name
Sharma is a first name too: about 371 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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