Shashta Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shashta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shashta (114) may also be a first name.
Shashta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shashta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shashta (Hindi: शाशता, Oriya: ମହାନ, Russian: Шашта) is found most in Pakistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shashta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shashta reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shashta is also the 877,214th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 114 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 80 percent reside and Punjab, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan Shashta exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 14 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shashta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shashta in the Hindi language | ||
| शाशता | sasata | 41.67 |
| शाश्ता | sasta | 25 |
| शाषता | sasata | 16.67 |
| शशता | sasata | 8.33 |
| शषटा | sasata | 8.33 |
| Shashta in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହାନ | mahana | 33.33 |
| େଭୖସାଲ | ebhasala | 33.33 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 33.33 |
| Shashta in the Russian language | ||
| Шашта | sasta | - |
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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 Shashta
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