Shresta Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Shresta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shresta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1471:5,218,132128,839
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Nepal161:1,780,0607,778
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shresta (116) may also be a first name.

Shresta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shresta (Hindi: श्रेश्ता, Oriya: େଶ) occurs most in India. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shresta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,115,011th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname Shresta occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Shresta live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 868,627th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 116 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 5,218,132. In India Shresta is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 37 percent live, Assam, where 20 percent live and Odisha, where 10 percent live. Excluding India Shresta is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Nepal, where 7 percent live.

Shresta Last Name Statistics demography

Shresta earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.78% more than the national average, earning $56,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shrestha9355,058/
Shreshta93223/
Shrestah9310/
Shrestta933/
Shrestga931/
Sresta9257/
Shreta9218/
Shreshtha881,634/
Shreestha8815/
Schrestha884/
Shrrestha884/
Shresthat882/
Shreshtaa882/
Shresstha882/
Shriestha881/
Shreshtta881/
Shresthai881/
Shresthha881/
Srestha86494/
Sreshta86120/
Chresta86113/
Shretha8682/
Shresto8624/
Shretta8611/
Shrista8610/
Shresti866/
Shreste861/
Srestta861/
Sreszta861/
Shreeta860/
Sreta836/
Shreshthah821/
Shreyshtha821/
Sreshtha8055/
Shreshti8055/
Shresthi8047/
Shreatha8030/
Chrestay8026/
Shristha8020/
Sørestad8020/
Chrestha8016/
Shreitah8012/
Shresthe8011/
Shrastha8011/
Shrishta808/
Shreetah804/
Shrestho804/
Shrashta804/
Shrostha803/
Sresthad803/
Shréstha802/
Schretta801/
Shresthy801/
Srestath801/
Sresthat801/
Shreatah801/
Shrester800/
Schrista800/
Cresta773,909/
Sresty7728/
Screta7722/
Sresto7721/
Srista7718/
Sreeta7717/
Szreta7712/
Sresti778/
Sretha778/
Srasta778/
Shrita776/
Chreta771/
Sreste771/
Srieta771/
Sretad771/
Shreshthi75188/
Shrashtha759/
Shreshthy754/
Shrethath753/
Sresthath753/
Shrishtha752/
Shreshthe752/
Schreitah752/
Shrashsta751/
Shreshtti751/
Shrestthi751/
Sreshhtha751/
Sresthadh751/
Schrester750/
Christa711,438/
Shristy71550/
Sresthi7150/
Sresthe7130/
Shristi7128/
Chreste7126/
Chrysta7120/
Srestho7117/
Sreshti719/
Sreesty719/
Chresti717/
Shriota715/
Sristha715/
Sreetad715/
Sreetap715/
Sreitas714/
Sreetha713/
Shritha713/
Shristo711/
Shritap711/
Sreshty711/
Srestti711/
Shritah711/
Srastha711/
Chresto711/
Chretah711/
Sreetas711/
Sreetat711/
Creta672,350/
Srita67457/
Christea67163/
Christau67117/
Shrishti6764/
Chreitah6713/
Christas678/
Chreisti675/
Shrishto674/
Sraystha674/
Shraitah673/
Christai672/
Sreto672/
Christat672/
Chrestos671/
Christha671/
Shraitha671/
Shraytah671/
Shrister671/
Shrittat671/
Sresstti671/
Sreythea671/
Xreta671/
Shreutey671/
Chrestes671/
Chrestey671/
Christéa671/
Christad671/
Schristo671/
Sreestit671/
Sreethap671/
Srethaha671/
Christay670/
Chrester670/

Shresta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shresta in the Oriya language
େଶesa75
େଶାesa25
Shresta in the Hindi language
श्रेश्ताsresta33.33
श्रेष्ठाsrestha33.33
श्रेष्टाsresta33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shresta
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