Shastrakar Surname

130,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shastrakar Surname User-submission:

Shastrakar is a Sanskrit surname, compound of two words sàstra, which means 'rules', and kàr, which means 'maker'. It could be the name of the family or the entitled man who writes scriptures, scholar who sets rules in various fields sciences and arts.

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Shastrakar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,4721:220,92913,080
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shastrakar Surname Meaning

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Shastrakar is a Sanskrit surname, compound of two words sàstra, which means 'rules', and kàr, which means 'maker'. It could be the name of the family or the entitled man who writes scriptures, scholar who sets rules in various fields sciences and arts. Surname mainly found among Brahmins, especially Konkanastha Chitpavan, Vaishnavas and Pandits and Brahmins who practice arts and sciences.

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Shastrakar Last Name Facts

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

Shastrakar (Marathi: शााकार) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shastrakar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 130,135th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,095,929 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shastrakar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 3,472 people, or 1 in 220,929. In India Shastrakar is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent reside, Telangana, where 0 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Beside India Shastrakar occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Shastrkar9549/
Shastarakar9517/
Shasatrakar954/
Shstrakar952/
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Shasturakar951/
Shastrakr951/
Sahastrakar951/
Shastrikar9038/
Shastragar904/
Shastrekar901/
Sahstrakar901/
Saastrakar901/
Shaastrkaar862/
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Shastrakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shastrakar in the Marathi language
शााकारsaakara74.6
सुधाकरsudhakara12.7
सूधाकरsudhakara3.17
शासकारsasakara3.17
हषर्कलाhasarkala1.59
शााकरsaakara1.59
त्रकरtrakara1.59
शााकार्saakar1.59

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