Sastry Surname

66,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Sastry Surname User-submission:

The word shastri translates to 'scholar'.

It is derived from Sanskrit and means one who is proficient in the Shastras (Ancient Indian Texts).

Sastry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,7641:133,0798,515
United States7581:478,17840,545
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Qatar661:35,7273,681
England591:944,37447,923
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Oman141:263,4264,299
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Sastry (2,337) may also be a first name.

Sastry Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The word shastri translates to 'scholar'.

It is derived from Sanskrit and means one who is proficient in the Shastras (Ancient Indian Texts).

- aditishastri

Sastry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sastry (Hindi: शास्त्री, Oriya: ଆଦିତଯ୍) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sastry.

How Common Is The Last Name Sastry? popularity and diffusion

Sastry is the 66,923rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 979,377 people. The surname Sastry occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Sastry are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 153,860th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 2,337 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 5,764 people, or 1 in 133,079. In India Sastry is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 42 percent reside, Telangana, where 33 percent reside and Karnataka, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account India Sastry is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Sastry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sastry surname are 4.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sastry earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 43.54% more than the national average, earning $61,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $53,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shastry923,627/
Sasthry9241/
Sashtry928/
Sasttry922/
Ssastry922/
Sastrey922/
Satstry921/
Sastray921/
Sastrry921/
Satry9173/
Shasthry8619/
Shashtry864/
Saashtry861/
Xshastry861/
Shasstry861/
Shastray861/
Shastrey861/
Shaastry861/
Sastre8329,678/
Sastra837,679/
Sastri834,410/
Satryo83783/
Castry83434/
Shatry83274/
Sastré8341/
Sestry8318/
Satray837/
Jastry836/
Sastrè835/
Satriy832/
Sattry832/
Seatry831/
Satrey831/
Sautry830/
Shastri7719,627/
Castrey77188/
Sasthri77181/
Shastre77153/
Sastrio7799/
Sastrie7763/
Sastres7757/
Sautray7752/
Sashtri7741/
Castray7736/
Shatriy7732/
Sautrey7732/
Shastra7729/
Sastree7724/
Saustre7711/
Saastri776/
Sahstri775/
Shathry775/
Sastrri773/
Shaatry773/
Jastrey773/
Shatryi772/
Shattry772/
Saathry771/
Sahstra771/
Sahstre771/
Saestre771/
Sastrai771/
Sastrha771/
Sastrre771/
Chastry771/
Zastroy771/
Seshtry771/
Castroy771/
Siastra771/
Siathry771/
Satra736,805/
Satre735,786/
Satri734,009/
Sotry733/
Satré731/
Seastres71509/
Shashtri71332/
Shasthri71131/
Shoshtry7157/
Chastrey7131/
Shastree7121/
Shoostry7120/
Shashtre718/
Shaastri715/
Shastrai713/
Shahstri712/
Shastrie712/
Shaustre712/
Sahastri711/
Schastri711/
Shasdtri711/
Shasstri711/
Shastrit711/
Shastrri711/
Shautray711/
Shaistri711/
Schattry711/
Sasthree711/
Seattrey710/
Seattery710/
Caustrey710/
Satrio679,201/
Shatri672,619/
Chatry672,247/
Sostre671,444/
Castre671,112/
Castri67733/
Zastre67675/
Sathre67506/
Siatra67283/
Saytra67187/
Shatra67186/
Sathri67185/
Satrai67152/
Sautre67115/
Sattri67107/
Saatri67106/
Seatra6797/
Sautra6792/
Sestre6784/
Satroi6781/
Sattre6771/
Sattra6767/
Xastre6767/
Sõstra6759/
Jastri6758/
Satëri6757/
Sathra6751/
Sestri6746/
Satrie6744/
Satrea6735/
Jostry6733/
Jastre6731/
Saitri6730/
Satraj6729/
Saitra6729/
Satree6729/
Satris6728/
Soutry6725/
Satrid6721/
Shatre6720/
Sautri6719/
Saitre6718/
Sautré6718/
Sostra6717/
Siatri6717/
Seatri6715/
Saatre6713/
Sotrey6712/
Sotray6710/
Zastra679/
Satrit677/
Shooshtry676/
Sahtri676/
Zastri675/
Satrih675/
Satres675/
Siatre675/
Costry675/
Satreh674/
Shaasthri673/
Shashhtri673/
Shashthri673/
Zaatry673/
Satret673/
Satraa672/
Seastress672/
Jastré672/
Saatra671/
Sadtri671/
Zathry671/
Zatray671/
Shashthra671/
Shashtree671/
Szatra671/
Zatryi671/
Seutry671/
Satrez671/
Saître671/
Sadtra671/
Sootry671/

Sastry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sastry in the Hindi language
शास्त्रीsastri-
Sastry in the Oriya language
ଆଦିତଯ୍aditay50
ଅସିତାasita50

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