Shreshtha Surname

243,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Shreshtha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shreshtha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5841:484,25824,583
Nepal211:1,356,2366,897
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Shreshtha (2,718) may also be a first name.

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 borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shreshtha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shreshtha is the 243,941st most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,459,942 people. The surname Shreshtha is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shreshtha reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shreshtha is also the 140,363rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,718 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 1,584 people, or 1 in 484,258. In India Shreshtha is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 45 percent are found, Bihar, where 18 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 15 percent are found. Other than India this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shreshtha in the Bengali language
শ্রেষ্ঠাsrestha-
Shreshtha in the Oriya language
େଶାesa-
Shreshtha in the Marathi language
शरेशठाsaresatha-
Shreshtha in the Hindi language
श्रेष्ठाsrestha90.28
श्रेष्ठsrestha8.93
श्रष्ठाsrastha0.2
क्षेष्ठाksestha0.2
श्रेष्ठताsresthata0.2
श्रेशठाsresatha0.2

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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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  • 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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