Sastra Surname
Approximately 7,679 people bear this surname
Sastra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 7,455 | 1:17,740 | 2,172 |
| Netherlands | 47 | 1:359,302 | 39,900 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Sastra (6,433) may also be a first name.
Sastra Demographics
Average Sastra Salary in
United States
$47,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sastra? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 65,060th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 949,023 people. Sastra occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sastra live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sastra is also the 81,934th most numerous first name globally, borne by 6,433 people.
It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 7,455 people, or 1 in 17,740. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 35 percent reside, South Sumatra, where 9 percent reside and East Java, where 9 percent reside. Beside Indonesia it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs 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
Sastra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sastra in the Marathi language | ||
| सास | sasa | - |
| Sastra in the Hindi language | ||
| शास्त्र | sastra | 50 |
| सस्त्र | sastra | 50 |
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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 Sastra
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