Shastri Surname
Approximately 19,627 people bear this surname
Shastri 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).
Shastri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17,652 | 1:43,455 | 3,033 |
| United States | 844 | 1:429,454 | 37,076 |
| United Arab Emirates | 280 | 1:32,722 | 3,512 |
| England | 176 | 1:316,580 | 23,688 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Oman | 51 | 1:72,313 | 2,904 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
Shastri (3,466) may also be a first name.
Shastri 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).
- aditishastriShastri Demographics
Average Shastri Salary in
United States
$61,808 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shastri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shastri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shastri (Bengali: শাস্ত্রী, Hindi: शास्त्री, Marathi: शती, Oriya: ପାତଳୀ, Russian: Шастри) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shastri? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shastri is the 27,393rd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 371,302 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shastri are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shastri is also the 120,745th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 3,466 people.
The last name Shastri is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 17,652 people, or 1 in 43,455. In India Shastri is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 37 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 16 percent live and Bihar, where 11 percent live. Excluding India this surname occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Shastri Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shastri surname are 6.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.37% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shastri earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 43.24% more than the national average, earning $61,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.66% more than the national average, earning $53,986 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shastri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shastri in the Bengali language | ||
| শাস্ত্রী | sastri | - |
| Shastri in the Hindi language | ||
| शास्त्री | sastri | 97.22 |
| शस्त्री | sastri | 1.08 |
| शास्त्रि | sastri | 0.2 |
| शास्त्र्ी | sastri | 0.2 |
| शास़्त्री | sastri | 0.1 |
| शास्तरी | sastari | 0.1 |
| शस़्त्री | sastri | 0.03 |
| शास़्त्र्ी | sastri | 0.03 |
| शा़स्त्री | sastri | 0.03 |
| शास़़़़़्त्री | sasatri | 0.03 |
| शास्त्री़ | sastri | 0.03 |
| शास़़्त्री | sasatri | 0.03 |
| Shastri in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାତଳୀ | patali | 20 |
| େହାିମିନ୍ | ehaimin | 20 |
| ହରଷମଣି | harasamani | 20 |
| ମହାି | mahai | 20 |
| ଭାରତୀଲତା | bharatilata | 20 |
| Shastri in the Marathi language | ||
| शती | sati | 14.71 |
| हरीश | harisa | 14.71 |
| सारीका | sarika | 11.76 |
| शशी | sasi | 11.76 |
| ीहरी | ihari | 11.76 |
| शांती | santi | 5.88 |
| हारी | hari | 5.88 |
| सरीता | sarita | 5.88 |
| हरी | hari | 5.88 |
| सुहास | suhasa | 5.88 |
| हसुमती | hasumati | 2.94 |
| ससता | sasata | 1.47 |
| Shastri in the Russian language | ||
| Шастри | sastri | - |
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