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

Shresta (Hindi: श्रेश्ता, Oriya: େଶ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shresta.

How Common Is The Last Name Shresta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,115,011th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name Shresta occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Shresta reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 868,627th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 116 people.

The surname Shresta is most prevalent in India, where it is held 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 this last name 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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