Sastra Surname

65,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sastra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sastra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7,4551:17,7402,172
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
India381:20,185,931296,209
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Sastra (6,433) may also be a first name.

Sastra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sastra (Hindi: शास्त्र, Marathi: सास) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sastra.

How Common Is The Last Name Sastra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,060th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 949,023 people. Sastra is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sastra reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sastra is also the 81,934th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 6,433 people.

The surname Sastra is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 7,455 people, or 1 in 17,740. In Indonesia Sastra is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 35 percent reside, South Sumatra, where 9 percent reside and East Java, where 9 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Sastra Last Name Statistics demography

Sastra earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sastras9252/
Shastra9229/
Sastrad924/
Sahstra921/
Sastrai921/
Sastray921/
Sastrha921/
Siastra921/
Satra916,805/
Sahastra8617/
Shastrai863/
Shastray861/
Sastre8329,678/
Sastry837,441/
Sastri834,410/
Sastro832,194/
Satras83590/
Castra83357/
Siatra83283/
Satrat83271/
Sestra83202/
Saytra83187/
Shatra83186/
Satrai83152/
Satrah83114/
Seatra8397/
Jastra8397/
Sautra8392/
Sattra8367/
Sõstra8359/
Sathra8351/
Sastré8341/
Satrea8335/
Satraj8329/
Saitra8329/
Satrap8328/
Sostra8317/
Zastra839/
Sahtra839/
Satray837/
Sastrè835/
Satraa832/
Saatra831/
Szatra831/
Satrau831/
Sadtra831/
Shashthra801/
Shastri7719,627/
Shastry773,627/
Shatrat772,298/
Zastrau77307/
Soustra77203/
Sasthri77181/
Shastre77153/
Shatraj77115/
Sastrio7799/
Szatraj7775/
Shatrau7769/
Sastrie7763/
Sastres7757/
Jastrau7754/
Saitera7753/
Saatrat7752/
Sautray7752/
Shestra7751/
Sasthry7741/
Sashtri7741/
Castray7736/
Siestra7732/
Shathra7725/
Sastree7724/
Sahutra7720/
Schatra7718/
Saustre7711/
Shatrai7710/
Saitrai7710/
Sashtry778/
Sastros777/
Sathraj777/
Jashtra777/
Sastrot777/
Saastri776/
Sostras776/
Shatrah776/
Shahtra776/
Sahstri775/
Saatras775/
Saytraa774/
Scastro773/
Sastrri773/
Sastrop773/
Caastra772/
Sasttry772/
Shastro772/
Ssastry772/
Castrea772/
Sastrey772/
Sahstre771/
Satrapp771/
Satstry771/
Satthra771/
Sastrre771/
Sastrry771/
Castrau771/
Caistra771/
Zastrea771/
Shaytra771/
Shautra771/
Saitraj771/
Sautrat771/
Sautrau771/
Satrait771/
Sattrai771/
Sattrat771/
Sotra731,062/
Satro73553/
Zatra73200/
Šatra73174/
Sátra7385/
Satró731/
Sautreau71705/
Seastres71509/
Shashtri71332/
Shasthri71131/
Zaadstra7192/
Sathraah7125/
Shastree7121/
Soustras7121/
Soustrat7119/
Shasthry7119/
Sheshtra7112/
Chastras7111/
Jastrach7110/
Sautraud719/
Shashtre718/
Shaastri715/
Castreau715/
Shashtry714/
Shathraj713/
Shesthra713/
Shahstri712/
Shastrie712/
Shaustre712/
Sahastri711/
Saashtry711/
Jastraup711/
Jastrzah711/
Xshastry711/
Schastri711/
Saytrath711/
Shasdtri711/
Shasstri711/
Shasstry711/
Shastrey711/
Shastrit711/
Shastrri711/
Shautray711/
Shaithra711/
Shaastry711/
Shaistri711/
Shaitrat711/
Chaustra711/
Sasthree711/
Seatrait710/
Castro672,488,822/
Sostre671,444/
Chatra671,095/
Zastre67675/
Zaatra67586/
Zattra67525/
Shatro67249/
Schoustra67156/
Jastro67125/
Soutra67108/
Satroi6781/
Xastre6767/
Satrot6762/
Zastro6747/
Zautra6737/
Sohtra6735/
Saitro6729/
Costra6726/
Çatraş6726/
Sotrat6722/
Siotra6721/
Sattro6717/
Shotra6716/
Satrop6716/
Sauttreau6714/
Sautro6713/
Sautreaux6712/
Sotray6710/
Sestro678/
Zestra678/
Satroo678/
Sostro678/
Zaitra677/
Sothra677/
Satrou677/
Sotrea676/
Zastri675/
Sottra675/
Shaasthri673/
Shashhtri673/
Shashthri673/
Çastro673/
Sgotra672/
Seastress672/
Sotrah672/
Sootra672/
Castró672/
Satroh672/
Zatray671/
Sheshthra671/
Shashtree671/
Sjostraud671/
Castrò671/
Satros671/
Zaïtra671/
Sahtro671/
Schostrau671/
Sátrai671/
Satrey671/
Satrod671/
Sathro671/
Sotraa671/
Sachtrach670/
Seatro670/

Sastra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sastra in the Marathi language
सासsasa-
Sastra in the Hindi language
शास्त्रsastra50
सस्त्रsastra50

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