Sastr Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Sastr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sastr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Sastr (46) may also be a first name.

Sastr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sastr (Bengali: সাস্ত্র, Russian: Састр) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sastr? popularity and diffusion

Sastr is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Sastr is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sastr are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sastr is also the 1,484,914th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 46 people.

It is most common in India, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 36 percent are found, Telangana, where 36 percent are found and Karnataka, where 27 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 41 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shastr914/
Satr8965/
Schastr831/
Satır808,630/
Sathr80262/
Castr80122/
Sattr8035/
Shatr809/
Saitr804/
Jastr802/
Saatr802/
Satrh801/
Zastr801/
Sastrová771/
Saiter73604/
Seater73253/
Sahatr7387/
Sayter7315/
Sajter7311/
Castrì736/
Shatër733/
Sostrr731/
Sathrh731/
Shahtr731/
Shestr731/
Schatr731/
Castrr731/
Seatter67416/
Szajter67260/
Shayter67145/
Saitere6769/
Seather6750/
Sayther6749/
Satrova6735/
Shaiter6730/
Sheater6720/
Szaiter677/
Sotr675/
Saither673/
Satgeer672/
Sateher671/
Saytter671/
Sceater670/

Sastr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sastr in the Bengali language
সাস্ত্রsastra-
Sastr in the Russian language
Састрsastr-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sastr
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