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{{short description|Surname in India and Nepal}}
{{about||the modern village in Yemen|Sharmah|the medieval harbour|Sharma (medieval)}}
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'''Sharma''' is a Brahmin [[Hindu]] [[surname]] in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. The [[Sanskrit]] stem ''{{IAST|ṣárman-}}'' ([[Nominative case|nom.]] ''{{IAST|sarma}}'') can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'.<ref>{{MWSD|page=1058 col.2 }}</ref> '''Sarma''' is an alternative English spelling of the name. Some [[Assamese Brahmins]] use '''Sarmah'''.<ref name="lii001">[http://www.languageinindia.com/april2003/assamesemalenames.html Assamese Surnames]. Languageinindia.com (4 April 2003). Retrieved on 20 October 2011.</ref>

According to Vabisya Purana, [[Sensharma]] or Sharma is the first Brahmin surname. [[Parashurama|Parshuram]] gave this title to King Jaisen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sensharma Origin according to Vabisyapurana |url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001202/windows/main2.htm |website=m.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>

==People==
Notable people with the surname '''Sharma''', '''Sarma''' or '''Sarmah''' include:

===A===
*[[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
*[[Valmiki|Agni Sharma]] (Valmiki), Indian author
*[[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]], 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]], Indian film director and producer
*[[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
*[[Ashish Sharma]], Indian film and television actor
*[[Astra Sharma]], Australian tennis player
*[[Avinash Sharma]] (born 1981), New Zealand and Oxford University cricketer

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

===D===
*[[Deepak Sarma]], American professor of Hinduism and Indian philosophy
*[[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 (politician)]], Indian politician and social worker
*[[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===
*[[Evelyn Sharma]] (born 1986), German actress (of Indian origin)

===G===
*[[Gaurav Sharma (author)]] (born 1992), Indian author and novelist
*[[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)
*[[Geetanjali Sharma]] (born 1984), Indian classical dancer

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

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

===J===
*[[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===
*[[K. V. Sarma]], Indian science historian
*[[Kamalesh Sharma]], Indian diplomat and 5th [[Commonwealth Secretary-General|Secretary-General]] of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]
*[[Kapil Sharma (actor)]], Indian actor and writer
*[[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
*[[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===
*[[Lalit Mohan Sharma]] (1928–2008), 24th Chief Justice of India
*[[Laxmi Sharma]], Nepali entrepreneur

===M===
*[[Mahesh Sharma]] (born 1959), Indian politician (Bharatiya Janata Party)
*[[Mahika Sharma]] (born 1994), Indian actress and model
*[[Mamta Sharma]], Indian singer (Dabangg fam)
*[[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
*[[Mukesh Sharma]], Public Auditor, Government of India
*[[Murari Raj Sharma]], Nepalese diplomat
*[[Murli Sharma]], Indian actor

===N===
*[[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

===P===
*[[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===
*[[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
*[[Robin Sharma]] (born 1965), Canadian writer, leadership speaker
*[[Rohit Sharma]] (born 1987), Indian cricketer

===S===
*[[Sagar 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
*[[Sanjeev Sharma]] (1988–1990), Indian cricketer
*[[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
*[[Shreya Sharma]], Indian child film actress
*[[S H Sarma|Sree Harilal Sarma]], Indian Navy Admiral
*[[Shubhlakshmi Sharma]], Indian cricketer
*[[Subbaraya Sharma]], Indian Telugu theatre, television and movie artist
*[[Sudheer Sharma]], Nepalese journalist
*[[Suresh Raj Sharma]], Nepalese academician
*Surendra Nath Sharma (1910–1987), known as [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]], Indian singer-actor of Hindi films

===T===
*[[Tara Sharma]], Hindi-language film actress
*[[Tara Nath Sharma]], Nepalese writer
*[[Tarali Sarma]], Indian singer
*[[Tanya Sharma]], Indian TV actress
*[[Tunisha Sharma]], Indian TV actress

===U===
*[[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===
*[[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
*[[Vishal Sharma (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Vishwa Nath Sharma]] (born 1930), Indian Chief of the Army Staff
*[[Vivekanand Sharma]] (1938–2006), Fiji Indian politician and religious worker

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

==See also==
*[[Sharla]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
*{{cite book |title=Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere |first=Yogesh |last=Atal |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-8-13179-759-4 |page=242 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RuK9z3jLcwgC&pg=PA242|year=2012 }}
{{surname|Sharma}}

[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities]]
[[Category:Hindu surnames]]
[[Category:Assamese-language surnames]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language surnames]]

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