Sharma

Surname in India and Nepal

For the modern village in Yemen, see Sharmah. For the medieval harbour, see Sharma (medieval).

Sharma is a Hindu Brahmin surname. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- (nom. sarma) can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'.[1][2] Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins.[3]

## Origin

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According to the Bhavishya Purana, Sharma is the first Brahmin surname, which the Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, is said to have given to King Jaisen.[4]

## Etymology

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The Sanskrit word "Sharma" is derived from the term "ṣárman," which carries meanings of 'joy,' 'comfort,' and 'happiness.'

## People

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Notable people with the surname Sharma, Sarma or Sarmah who may or may not belong to Brahmin caste are as follows:

### A

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* Abhiram Sharma, Nepalese politician
* Abhishek Sharma (disambiguation), several people
* Adah Sharma, Indian actress
* Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1983), Indian film and TV actress
* Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1996), Indian TV actress
* Aditi Sharma (cricketer), Indian cricketer
* Agni Sharma (Valmiki), Indian author
* Aham Sharma, Indian film and TV actor
* Ajay Sharma (1988–1993), Indian cricketer
* Akash Sharma, Indian cricketer
* Akki Sharma, Nepalese visual effect artist
* Alok Sharma, British politician with the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom
* Alok Sharma (cricketer), Indian cricketer
* Amit Prakash Sharma, Indian parasitologist
* Amit Sharma (cricketer), Indian cricketer
* Anand Sharma, Indian politician
* Anant Sharma (1919–1988), Indian railway union leader, also Minister of State for Industry, and Union Minister
* Anil Sharma, several people
* Anjali Sharma (climate activist), Australian environmentalist
* Anjani Kumar Sharma, Nepalese surgeon
* Ankit Sharma (athlete), Indian athlete
* Ankit Sharma (cricketer), Indian cricketer
* Ankit Sharma (footballer), Indian footballer
* Ankitta Sharma, Indian TV actress
* Anna Sharma, (born 1995) Nepalese actress
* Anthony Francis Sharma, Nepalese Jesuit
* Anup Raj Sharma, was Chief Justice of Nepal
* Anu Sharma, American audiologist and academic
* Anuj Sharma, Indian singer
* Anushka Sharma (born 1988), Indian film actress and producer
* Archana Sharma (botanist) (1932–2008), Indian cytogeneticist and cytotoxicologist
* Aribam Syam Sharma, Indian film director and composer
* Arun Kumar Sarmah, Indian politician
* Arun Kumar Sharma, Indian biologist
* Arjun Sharma, Indian cricketer
* Ashish Sharma, Indian film and television actor
* Astra Sharma, Australian tennis player
* Avinash Sharma (born 1981), New Zealand and Oxford University cricketer

### B

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* B. D. Sharma (1918–1993), Chief Minister of Haryana, Governor of Odisha and Madhya Pradesh (India)
* B. N. Sarma (1867–1932), Indian lawyer, politician and freedom fighter
* Babita Sharma, British television newsreader on BBC News (TV channel) and BBC World News
* Basanti Sarma, Indian politician
* Benudhar Sharma, Indian historian
* Bhagwatikumar Sharma (1934–2018), Indian Gujarati language author and journalist
* Bhakti Sharma, Indian open water swimmer
* Brajanath Sarma, Assamese playwright and actor
* Bipul Sharma, Indian cricket player

### C

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* Charu Sharma, Indian cricket commentator
* Charu Sharma (athlete) (born 1992), Indian athlete and performer
* Chetan Sharma, Indian cricketer, politician (nephew of Yashpal Sharma another cricketer)
* Chris Sharma, American rock climber
* Cindy Devika Sharma, Trinidad and Tobago politician

### D

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* Deepak Sharma (disambiguation), several people
* Deepti Sharma (born 1997), Indian cricketer
* Deen Bandhu Sharma, Indian writer from Jammu and Kashmir
* Dheeraj Sharma (filmmaker), Indian film director and social workerBherumal Meharchand Advani
* Dheeraj Sharma (professor), Indian professor of management
* Dina Nath Sharma, Nepalese politician
* Dinesh Sharma (actor), Nepalese actor
* Dinesh Sharma (politician), Indian politician, mayor of Lucknow
* Dinesh Sharma (academic), Indian social scientist, psychologist, academic and author
* Dineshwar Sharma (1954–2020), Indian police officer
* Dipannita Sharma (born 1979), Indian model and actress
* Divyendu Sharma (born 1983), known as Divyenndu, Indian film actor
* Dwijen Sharma, Bangladeshi naturalist and science writer

### E

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* Evelyn Sharma (born 1986), German actress (of Indian origin)

### G

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* Geetanjali Sharma (born 1984), Indian classical dancer
* Gaurav Sharma (author) (born 1992), Indo-Canadian author
* Gaurav Sharma (engineer), American engineer
* Gaurav Sharma (politician), (born 1987), New Zealand doctor and politician
* Gaurav Sharma (singer) (born 1992), Indian singer and composer
* Girish Sharma, Indian comedian
* G. R. Sharma (1919–1986), Indian historian
* Gokul Sharma (born 1985), Indian cricketer playing for Assam
* Gopal Sharma (1985–1990), Indian cricketer (spin-bowler)
* Gyanesh Sharma (born 1963), Indian politician

### H

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* Hariharan Raja Sharma, Indian politician, usually known as H. Raja
* Himanshu Sharma, Indian screenwriter
* Himanta Biswa Sarma, Current Chief Minister Of Assam

### I

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* Ishant Sharma (born 1988), Indian cricketer playing for Team India
* Ishani Sharma, Indian TV actress

### J

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* Janamanchi Seshadri Sarma, Telugu poet
* Jagdish Sharma, Indian politician
* Janardhan Sharma, Nepalese politician
* Jaswant Rai Sharma, better known by his pen name Naqsh Lyallpuri, Indian lyricist
* Jaya Sharma, Indian cricketer who has played one women's test match
* Jhabarmal Sharma, Indian journalist and historian of Rajasthan
* Jitesh Sharma (born 1993), Indian cricketer playing for Vidarbha
* Joginder Sharma, Indian cricketer player
* Jyotirmaya Sharma, Indian political scientist

### K

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* K. V. Sarma, Indian science historian
* Kamalesh Sharma, Indian diplomat and 5th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
* Kapil Sharma (comedian) (born 1981), Indian stand-up comedian, actor, TV host and producer
* Karan Sharma (disambiguation), several people
* Karanvir Sharma, Hindi film and television actor
* Karn Sharma, Indian cricketer
* Karthik Sarma (born 1974/1975), Indian-American billionaire hedge fund manager
* Kavana Sarma, Indian engineer
* Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, present Prime Minister of Nepal
* Kidar Sharma (1910–1999), Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and lyricist
* Konkona Sen Sharma (born 1979), Indian actress
* Kriti Sharma, Indian artificial intelligence technologist
* Kuldeep Sharma, MLA for Ganaur in Haryana
* Kum Uma Sharma (born 1942), Indian kathak dancer, choreographer, and teacher

### L

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* Lalit Mohan Sharma (1928–2008), 24th Chief Justice of India
* Laxmi Sharma, Nepali entrepreneur

### M

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* Mahesh Sharma (born 1959), Indian politician (Bharatiya Janata Party)
* Mahika Sharma (born 1994), Indian actress and model
* Mamta Sharma, Indian singer (Dabangg fam)
* Malvika Sharma (born 1999) indian actress and model
* Manish Sharma (disambiguation), several people
* Manju Sharma (biologist) (born 1940), Indian biologist from Gandhinagar
* Manu Sharma (born 1977), Indian, also known as Siddharth Vashisht, convicted for the 1999 murder of Jessica Lal
* Mithila Sharma, Nepalese actress
* Mohit Sharma, Indian cricketer
* Mohit Sharma, Indian military officer
* Mukesh Sharma, Public Auditor, Government of India
* Murari Raj Sharma, Nepalese diplomat
* Murli Sharma, Indian actor

### N

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* Neha Sharma (born 1987), Indian film actress and model
* Nia Sharma (born 1990), Indian television actress
* Nikita Sharma, Indian TV actress
* Nilamber Dev Sharma, Indian scholar and writer of Dogri and English literature
* Nupur Sharma, Indian politician

### P

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* Pankaj Sharma, British neurologist at Royal Holloway College, London
* Paras Sharma, Indian cricketer who plays for Jammu and Kashmir
* Paridhi Sharma, Indian television actress
* Parvez Sharma, Indian writer and filmmaker
* Phaldut Sharma, British actor and dancer
* Phani Sarma, Assamese playwright and actor
* Pooja Sharma (disambiguation)

### R

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* R. S. Sharma (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rabindra Nath Sharma, Nepalese politician
* Rahul Sharma (disambiguation), several people
* Rajan Sarma, Tamil-language actor
* Rajat Sharma (born 1957), Indian Hindi TV news channel editor
* Rajendra Prasad Sharma (born 1960), IPS, DGP officer, Orissa Police
* Rajesh Kumar Sharma (born 1978), Bihar Politician, Health Minister
* Rajesh Sharma (disambiguation), several people
* Rajiv Sharma, New Zealand cricketer
* Rakesh Sharma (born 1949), Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11
* Ram Avatar Sharma, Indian Sanskrit scholar
* Ram Karan Sharma, Indian Sanskrit poet
* Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian
* Ram Vilas Sharma (1912–2000), Indian literary critic, linguist, and poet
* Reecha Sharma, Nepalese actress
* Rhea Sharma, Indian Television actress
* Richa Sharma (disambiguation), several people
* Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, Indian lawyer, entrepreneur and social activist.
* Robin Sharma (born 1965), Canadian writer, leadership speaker
* Roopam Sharma (born 1995), Indian Scientist and Inventor
* Rohit Sharma (born 1987), Indian cricketer
* Ria Sharma (born 1980), Indian entrepreneur in British Columbia

### S

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* S. Sharma, communist leader
* Sagar Sharma, Indian cricketer
* Sahil Sharma, Indian cricketer
* Sameer Sharma, Indian television actor
* Sankar Das Sarma, American scientist
* Sandeep Sharma (born 1993), Indian cricketer, playing domestic cricket for Punjab
* Sanjay Sarma, Indian professor of mechanical engineering and the Vice-President for Open Learning at MIT
* Sanjay Sharma, (born 1967) Canadian ophthalmologist
* Sanjay Sharma (born 1969) Indian politician as of 2024, a Minister of State in the Government of Rajasthan
* Sanjay Sharma (born 1969) Indian serial killer who murdered 2 of his wives and a child
* Sanjeev Sharma (1988–1990), Indian cricketer
* Sanu Sharma, Australian writer of Nepalese nationality
* Satish Kumar Sharma, Indian National Congress party politician, MP representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha
* Satish Sharma (1947–2021), Indian National Congress party politician, and member of the Union Cabinet
* Satnarine Sharma, former Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
* Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999), ninth President of India
* Shankar Prasad Sharma, Nepalese diplomat
* Shefali Sharma, Indian TV actress
* Shivkumar Sharma (born 1939), Indian Santoor player
* Shradha Sharma, Indian journalist
* Shreya Sharma, Indian child film actress
* Shrikant Sharma, politician from Mathura
* Sree Harilal Sarma, Indian Navy Admiral
* Shubhlakshmi Sharma, Indian cricketer
* Shyam Sunder Sharma, 7-times MLA from Mant
* Subbaraya Sharma, Indian Telugu theatre, television and movie artist
* Sudheer Sharma, Nepalese journalist
* Sunil Kumar Sharma (disambiguation), multiple people
* Suresh Raj Sharma, Nepalese academician
* Surendra Nath Sharma (1910–1987), known as Surendra, Indian singer-actor of Hindi films

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* Tara Sharma, Hindi-language film actress
* Tara Nath Sharma, Nepalese writer
* Tarali Sarma, Indian singer
* Tanya Sharma, Indian TV actress
* Tilak Ram Sharma (born 1968), Nepali politician
* Tunisha Sharma, Indian TV actress

### U

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* Umang Sharma (born 1989), Indian cricketer playing for Uttar Pradesh
* Umesh Sharma, Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
* Urvashi Sharma, Indian actress
* Upendranath Sharma (1910–1996), pen name Upendranath Ashk, Indian poet
* Utkarsh Sharma, Indian actor

### V

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* Venod Sharma (born 1948), Indian politician, founder of the Haryana Jan Chetna Party (V)
* Vinod Prakash Sharma (1938–2015), Indian malariologist
* Vineet Kumar Sharma, Indian field hockey player
* Virendra Sharma, British Politician
* Vishal Sharma (disambiguation), several people
* Vishnu Sharma, author of Panchtantra
* Vishwa Nath Sharma (born 1930), Indian Chief of the Army Staff
* Vivek Sharma, born 1969, Indian filmmaker
* Vivekanand Sharma (1938–2006), Fiji Indian politician and religious worker

### Y

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* Yashpal Sharma (actor) (born 1967), Indian actor
* Yashpal Sharma (cricketer) (1954–2021), Indian cricketer
* Yuyutsu Sharma, Nepalese writer

## References

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1. ^ Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 1058 col.2. OCLC 685239912.
2. ^ Williams, Sir Monier (1999). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymological and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Asian Educational Services. p. 1058\. ISBN 9788120603691.
3. ^ "Assamese Surnames". Languageinindia.com. 4 April 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
4. ^ Sharma, Shiv Darshanlal (2 December 2000). "Origin of Sharmas". The Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

## Further reading

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* Atal, Yogesh (2012). Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere. Pearson Education India. p. 242\. ISBN 978-8-13179-759-4.

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