Shrestra Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Finland

Shrestra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shrestra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India741:10,365,748197,751
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shrestra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shrestra is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shrestra.

How Common Is The Last Name Shrestra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shrestra reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Shrestra is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 10,365,748. In India it is mostly found in: Assam, where 86 percent are found, West Bengal, where 12 percent are found and Sikkim, where 1 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found and Finland, where 4 percent are found.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shrestra
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