Shastry Surname

125,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Shastry 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).

Shastry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,6971:284,41416,157
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
England421:1,326,62059,571
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Oman41:921,9937,313
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Shastry (278) may also be a first name.

Shastry 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

Shastry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shastry (Hindi: शास्त्री) is found most in India. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shastry? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shastry is the 125,489th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,009,249 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Shastry reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shastry is also the 532,586th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 278 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 2,697 people, or 1 in 284,414. In India it is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 31 percent are found, Telangana, where 23 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent are found. Other than India this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.

Shastry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shastry last name are 0.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shastry earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning $70,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shasthry9319/
Shashtry934/
Xshastry931/
Shasstry931/
Shastray931/
Shastrey931/
Shaastry931/
Sastry927,441/
Shatry92274/
Shastri8619,627/
Shastre86153/
Sasthry8641/
Shatriy8632/
Shastra8629/
Shathry865/
Shaatry863/
Shatryi862/
Sasttry862/
Ssastry862/
Shattry862/
Sastrey862/
Satstry861/
Sastray861/
Sastrry861/
Chastry861/
Satry8373/
Shashtri80332/
Shasthri80131/
Shoshtry8057/
Chastrey8031/
Shastree8021/
Shoostry8020/
Shashtre808/
Shaastri805/
Shastrai803/
Shahstri802/
Shastrie802/
Shaustre802/
Sahastri801/
Schastri801/
Shasdtri801/
Shasstri801/
Shastrit801/
Shastrri801/
Shautray801/
Shaistri801/
Schattry801/
Sastre7729,678/
Sastra777,679/
Sastri774,410/
Shatri772,619/
Chatry772,247/
Satryo77783/
Shatra77186/
Sastré7741/
Shatre7720/
Sestry7718/
Satray777/
Sastrè775/
Satriy772/
Sattry772/
Seatry771/
Satrey771/
Sautry770/
Shooshtry756/
Shaasthri753/
Shashhtri753/
Shashthri753/
Shashthra751/
Shashtree751/
Chattry71580/
Chastre71331/
Shatrit71269/
Shotrey71240/
Sasthri71181/
Shatraj71115/
Chhatry71111/
Sastrio7199/
Sahatri7185/
Sastrie7163/
Sastres7157/
Sautray7152/
Shatrie7150/
Shatëri7149/
Chatray7137/
Sautrey7132/
Shathra7125/
Sastree7124/
Shoutry7122/
Schatra7118/
Shaatri7114/
Shatree7111/
Saustre7111/
Chaatry7110/
Shatrai7110/
Sashtry718/
Shotray718/
Saastri716/
Shestri716/
Shahtra716/
Sahstri715/
Shathre714/
Shathri714/
Chautry713/
Sastrri713/
Chaitry712/
Shostri712/
Chatrey712/
Cheatry712/
Shattri712/
Sahstra711/
Sahstre711/
Sahatre711/
Saestre711/
Sastrai711/
Sastrha711/
Sastrre711/
Chathry711/
Zastroy711/
Shotriy711/
Seshtry711/
Shatrio711/
Shahtri711/
Shaytra711/
Shautra711/
Siastra711/
Chatrys711/
Chastré711/
Satra676,805/
Satre675,786/
Satri674,009/
Chaustre671,201/
Seastres67509/
Chastres67150/
Shesthri6713/
Shatrich677/
Shaitrit675/
Chautray675/
Shathraj673/
Sotry673/
Chathray673/
Saashtry671/
Chhaatry671/
Chhatray671/
Chaudtry671/
Shshatri671/
Shatraja671/
Shatrets671/
Shaithra671/
Shadtree671/
Shoshtri671/
Shoustri671/
Satré671/
Chhhatry671/
Shatrieh671/
Sasthree671/
Seattrey670/
Seattery670/
Shattree670/

Shastry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shastry in the Hindi language
शास्त्रीsastri88.89
शास्त्रिsastri11.11

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