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SHER Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

5,523rd

Most common surname in India

9,821

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

Sher: This surnames spread was a mix of people choosing to move and being forced to move. People might have sought better jobs or fled bad situations, moving within their country or to new countries. Reasons varied – maybe land was scarce, or there was religious persecution, or they just wanted a fresh start. Forced moves, like from wars or slavery, hugely changed where this surname is found. People taken to new places carried this surname, creating new communities and affecting its spread. Where this surname ended up depended on the reasons for each move, leading to some areas having lots of people with this surname and others having fewer.

This Surname has Kanth daumya Gotra.

State-wise distribution of people with SHER surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for SHER surname

Uttar Pradesh

690

Telangana state distribution for SHER surname

Telangana

597

Bihar state distribution for SHER surname

Bihar

410

Delhi state distribution for SHER surname

Delhi

241

Maharashtra state distribution for SHER surname

Maharashtra

132

Tamil Nadu state distribution for SHER surname

Tamil Nadu

124

Haryana state distribution for SHER surname

Haryana

117

Punjab state distribution for SHER surname

Punjab

101

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for SHER surname

Madhya Pradesh

89

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for SHER surname

Andhra Pradesh

68

Category-wise distribution of people with SHER surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname SHER appear across 4 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for SHER surname

1,641 (60%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Food Distribution Records category for SHER surname

670 (24%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for SHER surname

444 (16%)

Voters List

Govertment Farmers Benificary List category for SHER surname

1 (0.0%)

Govertment Farmers Benificary List

Frequently Asked Questions

The SHER surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SHER families belong to the KANTH DAUMYA gotra.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest concentration of the SHER surname with 690 records (26.9%).

The SHER surname is written in KASHMIRI script.

SHER is ranked #5523 in India with approximately 9,821 people bearing this surname.

The SHER surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Uttar Pradesh (26.9%), Telangana (23.2%), Bihar (16.0%).

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