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
The last name Shashta (Hindi: शाशता, Oriya: ମହାନ, Russian: Шашта) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shashta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shashta is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shashta live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shashta is also the 877,214th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 114 people.
The surname Shashta is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan Shashta is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 80 percent reside and Punjab, where 20 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this surname 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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