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Where Does The Last Name Shrestha Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shrestha (Hindi: श्रेष्ठा, Oriya: େଶା) has its highest incidence in Nepal. It may also be found as a variant: Shréstha. Click here for other possible spellings of Shrestha.

How Common Is The Last Name Shrestha? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 10,223^rd most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 132,361 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Shrestha live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 37 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 169,948^th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 1,982 people.

The surname Shrestha is most widely held in Nepal, where it is carried by 15,116 people, or 1 in 1,884. In Nepal Shrestha is most prevalent in: Bagmati, where 8 percent reside, Seti, where 0 percent reside and Bheri, where 0 percent reside. Beside Nepal this surname is found in 109 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Sudan, where 9 percent reside.

Shrestha Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Shrestha surname are 4.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.65% registered with the party.

The amount Shrestha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning 333,854 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $50,343 CAD per year.