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

The surname Sastr (Bengali: সাস্ত্র, Russian: Састр) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sastr? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Sastr is the 4,206,983^rd most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Sastr occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 1,484,914^th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 46 people.

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