Shreshtha Surname
Approximately 1,634 people bear this surname
Shreshtha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,584 | 1:484,258 | 24,583 |
| Nepal | 21 | 1:1,356,236 | 6,897 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Shreshtha (2,718) may also be a first name.
Shreshtha Demographics
Average Shreshtha Salary in
United States
$38,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shreshtha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shreshtha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shreshtha (Bengali: শ্রেষ্ঠা, Hindi: श्रेष्ठा, Marathi: शरेशठा, Oriya: େଶା) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shreshtha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shreshtha is the 243,941st most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,459,942 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shreshtha reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 140,363rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 2,718 people.
The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,584 people, or 1 in 484,258. In India it is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 45 percent reside, Bihar, where 18 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 15 percent reside. Besides India this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.
Shreshtha Last Name Statistics demography
Shreshtha earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shreshtha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shreshtha in the Bengali language | ||
| শ্রেষ্ঠা | srestha | - |
| Shreshtha in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶା | esa | - |
| Shreshtha in the Marathi language | ||
| शरेशठा | saresatha | - |
| Shreshtha in the Hindi language | ||
| श्रेष्ठा | srestha | 90.28 |
| श्रेष्ठ | srestha | 8.93 |
| श्रष्ठा | srastha | 0.2 |
| क्षेष्ठा | ksestha | 0.2 |
| श्रेष्ठता | sresthata | 0.2 |
| श्रेशठा | sresatha | 0.2 |
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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
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- 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 Shreshtha
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