Mistry Surname

4,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Mistry Surname Definition:

“Workman” or “Mason” in Hindustani. Derived originally from Portuguese Mestre (Gujerati).

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Mistry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India73,0041:10,507874
England21,6771:2,570331
Bangladesh13,6981:11,634945
United States4,7911:75,6548,663
Canada3,2321:11,4001,704
United Arab Emirates2,0041:4,572579
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
South Africa1,0751:50,3986,393
Australia6591:40,9655,267
Oman6461:5,709818
New Zealand5601:8,0861,377
Kuwait4441:8,5601,174
Thailand3761:187,86830,871
Qatar3151:7,486808
Bahrain3091:4,364792
Tanzania2591:204,40817,375
Fiji2511:3,563644
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Scotland701:76,4835,732
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
Israel621:138,02614,788
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Wales441:70,3306,116
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Norway291:177,32021,035
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Zambia121:1,320,82731,121
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
China111:124,301,9616,553
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
France81:8,302,840321,660
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Mistry (577) may also be a first name.

Mistry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Workman” or “Mason” in Hindustani. Derived originally from Portuguese Mestre (Gujerati).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

This last name was originally given to a family of carpenters. If you are a Mistry, an ancestor was most likely a carpenter. This is in Gugrati and Hindi.

- tiyadevinamistry

Mistry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mistry Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mistry (Arabic: مستري, Hindi: मिस्त्री, Marathi: मािरया, Oriya: ମି) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mistry click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mistry? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mistry is the 4,478th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 58,077 people. The last name Mistry is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Mistry are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 348,718th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 577 people.

The surname Mistry is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 73,004 people, or 1 in 10,507. In India Mistry is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 62 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 15 percent are found and Gujarat, where 9 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 87 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found.

Mistry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mistry are 5.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mistry earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 93.05% more than the national average, earning 668,097 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.3% more than the national average, earning R 354,792 per year; in United States they earn 27.1% more than the national average, earning $54,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.55% more than the national average, earning $65,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maistry924,734/
Misthry92140/
Mishtry92136/
Mistriy92131/
Mistrey9246/
Mistray9227/
Mistroy9213/
Mistryi9211/
Mistrry9211/
Misttry929/
Mistryt928/
Moistry923/
Mistrys922/
Mistruy921/
Misstry921/
Mitstry921/
Muistry921/
Mistrhy921/
Mitry915,824/
Maistrey864/
Maisthry861/
Mistri83507,048/
Mestry835,358/
Mistre833,093/
Mistra831,192/
Moitry831,164/
Maitry83220/
Mittry8362/
Mitrey8342/
Mitriy8337/
Mystry8332/
Mustry8319/
Mitray8316/
Mistré8313/
Meitry838/
Mitryo835/
Mitroy834/
Midtry832/
Mijtry831/
Maistrych8053/
Meischtry801/
Mishtri771,987/
Maistre77797/
Mistree77761/
Maistri77369/
Meistre77133/
Maitrey77128/
Mistris7766/
Mishtra7750/
Mistret7746/
Maitray7741/
Mmistri7736/
Mistrri7734/
Mistrai7728/
Mestrey7724/
Misthri7720/
Mistrie7719/
Maystry7719/
Mistrii7718/
Mistrih7718/
Misstri7717/
Misttri7714/
Meistré7713/
Miostri7710/
Meshtry7710/
Mitrych777/
Mitrray777/
Maitriy777/
Mistrei775/
Maithry775/
Mistres775/
Mitstri774/
Mestriy774/
Misthra774/
Muistri773/
Mistroi773/
Mithray773/
Mesthry773/
Miestri773/
Mithrry773/
Mistrui772/
Meitrey772/
Maitryi771/
Misdtri771/
Mistrer771/
Midstri771/
Miestre771/
Mehstry771/
Meistri771/
Messtry771/
Mestray771/
Mestroy771/
Mestryi771/
Mmistra771/
Hmistri771/
Maistra771/
Maitryo771/
Mistreț771/
Meihtry771/
Musthry770/
Mitra73288,362/
Mitri7313,953/
Mitre7310,009/
Metry735,037/
Métry7397/
Mitră7330/
Mitré732/
Mytry731/
Meichtry711,708/
Maistret7183/
Maitraya7142/
Mistrett7110/
Mistress719/
Maijstre719/
Maijstré718/
Mistrich715/
Mishtree712/
Maitraiy711/
Maidtrey711/
Mishstri711/
Mishtraa711/
Mishtrri711/
Mhaistri711/
Mishtrai711/
Musstroy710/
Maitra6743,464/
Mestre6736,079/
Maitre6720,108/
Mestra6711,562/
Mitroi678,931/
Mitrea677,908/
Mestri676,363/
Moitra676,346/
Maitri675,853/
Mittra673,334/
Mithra671,314/
Mustri67637/
Mitris67586/
Metriy67424/
Mitraj67227/
Mustre67181/
Moitre67142/
Meistrich6796/
Mettry6794/
Mitres6794/
Metrey6785/
Mitrai6761/
Moitri6749/
Mestré6741/
Methry6729/
Meitre6726/
Mittre6725/
Meitri6720/
Mitraa6714/
Mithri6714/
Mitrie6711/
Metray6711/
Mitrra6711/
Midtri6710/
Mihtra6710/
Mithre679/
Mitree679/
Mietri677/
Mittri676/
Mhitre676/
Mystre676/
Mitriz675/
Mitrui675/
Meitra674/
Mitrri674/
Mitruj674/
Maggistri674/
Mitrza673/
Mystra673/
Mitrio673/
Meischtri673/
Mehtry672/
Mitrii672/
Mystri672/
Hmitri672/
Mitrih672/
Muitra671/
Maitherey671/
Misttress671/
Mitrij671/
Mythry671/
Mmitra671/
Maijstret671/
Moytry671/
Mijstrait671/
Mijtra671/
Mitrez671/
Mitriš671/
Mitriș671/
Mitrre671/

Mistry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mistry in the Oriya language
ମିmi85.78
ମିୀmii8.62
ମିିmii5.17
ଜିେତରjietara0.43
Mistry in the Hindi language
मिस्त्रीmistri83.33
मिस्mis16.67
Mistry in the Marathi language
मािरयाmairaya66.67
मिस्mis33.33
Mistry in the Arabic language
مستريmstry-

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