Sahasra Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Sahasra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahasra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India421:18,263,461278,402
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sahasra (224) may also be a first name.

Sahasra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sahasra (Bengali: সহস্র, Hindi: सहस्र, Oriya: ସହସ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahasra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sahasra live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 601,629th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 224 people.

The last name Sahasra is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 18,263,461. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 38 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent are found and Karnataka, where 7 percent are found. Barring India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahassra931/
Sahasray931/
Shasra9219/
Saasra921/
Shashra862/
Sahajra862/
Shasray861/
Sasra83200/
Shashray802/
Shashrad801/
Shaisras801/
Shajra771,417/
Shazra7789/
Sasrah7717/
Chasra774/
Sajhra773/
Shesra771/
Sashra771/
Saesra770/
Sachra770/
Shahdsrai751/
Shaaasray751/
Shahajrad751/
Sachrau7131/
Shashro719/
Sajhrah718/
Sachraj717/
Sashraj713/
Shajrai712/
Sahijra712/
Chasrai712/
Chaisra711/
Chashra711/
Chasrat711/
Shajraa711/
Szachra711/
Sheshra711/
Sahajro711/
Sacra67861/
Jasra67549/
Sesra67126/
Szachraj67126/
Sajra6789/
Sosra6734/
Sasro6730/
Casra6722/
Sazra6716/
Zasra6715/
Sassrath676/
Shachrai675/
Zahdsraj672/
Sjadsraj671/
Szachras671/
Sajdsraj671/
Saxra671/
Schaschreau670/

Sahasra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahasra in the Oriya language
ସହସsahasa75
ସହସାsahasa16.67
ସାହସାsahasa8.33
Sahasra in the Hindi language
सहस्रsahasra60
सहसराsahasara26.67
सहस्रपालsahasrapala6.67
सहस्त्रsahastra6.67
Sahasra in the Bengali language
সহস্রsahasra50
সহস্ত্রsahastra50

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahasra
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