Srivastav Surname

17,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Srivastav Surname User-submission:

Possibly originated near Swat River (in Pakistan) and belong to the community of Kayasthas. Based on Hindu mythology Srivastava was one of the sons of Chitragupta (the scribe of the God of Death who decided whether a person will go to heaven or hell) and his descendants took the surname as Srivastava.

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Srivastav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31,2121:24,5761,855
United Arab Emirates2561:35,7903,775
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England641:870,59545,570
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Nepal511:558,4504,608
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Oman101:368,7975,193
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
China71:195,331,65210,124
Norway71:734,61250,907
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Srivastav (278) may also be a first name.

Srivastav Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Possibly originated near Swat River (in Pakistan) and belong to the community of Kayasthas. Based on Hindu mythology Srivastava was one of the sons of Chitragupta (the scribe of the God of Death who decided whether a person will go to heaven or hell) and his descendants took the surname as Srivastava.

- ni.sri

Srivastava are from Kayastha community. According to Valmeek, the capital of north Kaushal is Shravasti. So attached with Shravasti they are called as Srivastava.

- kaustubh_srivastava

Srivastav Last Name Facts

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

Srivastav (Hindi: श्रीवास्तव, Marathi: ीवासव, Oriya: ଶୀବା) is found most frequently in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Srivastav? popularity and diffusion

The last name Srivastav is the 17,166th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 225,600 people. The last name Srivastav occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Srivastav reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 532,586th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 278 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 31,212 people, or 1 in 24,576. In India Srivastav is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent reside, Bihar, where 22 percent reside and Delhi, where 15 percent reside. Barring India this last name occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Srivastav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Srivastav are 23.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Srivastav earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 41.23% more than the national average, earning $60,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $55,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shrivastav95406,158/
Srivashtav95140/
Srivasthav9591/
Srivastavs9517/
Srivasstav958/
Srivastaav957/
Srhivastav953/
Srisvastav951/
Dsrivastav951/
Sraivastav951/
Sreivastav951/
Srivaastav951/
Srivastasv951/
Srivastavz951/
Srivasttav951/
Srivatstav951/
Srivhastav951/
Srrivastav951/
Ssrivastav951/
Srivatav9496/
Shrivashtav90415/
Shrivastavz90235/
Shraivastav9050/
Shrrivastav9023/
Shrivasttav9019/
Shrivasthav9017/
Shrivaastav9017/
Shrievastav9011/
Shrivastaav9011/
Shrivastavs9011/
Shrisvastav909/
Shrivasstav908/
Shrivatstav904/
Shreivastav903/
Srivatsthav903/
Shriovastav903/
Shrivaistav901/
Shrivajstav901/
Shrivastasv901/
Shrivastatv901/
Shrivastavd901/
Shrivaystav901/
Shrivhastav901/
Srivaasstav901/
Sshrivastav901/
Shrivadstav901/
Shrivastavw901/
Sriwastav8911,884/
Sribastav89612/
Srivastaw89264/
Srivastab89252/
Shrivatav89228/
Srevastav8915/
Srivastev899/
Srivestav896/
Srivadtav892/
Sruvastav892/
Srivastov892/
Srivaatav891/
Srivatasv891/
Srivattav891/
Shrichvastav864/
Shrivasshtav864/
Shrivastavsh863/
Shrishvastav861/
Shrivashstav861/
Shrraivastav861/
Shriwastav845,017/
Shribastav84499/
Shrivastaw84371/
Shrivastab84367/
Sreevastav8474/
Shrevastav8467/
Sriwashtav8459/
Shrivastap8423/
Shrivastov8410/
Shrisvatav847/
Srivastova846/
Srivastabh845/
Sriwaastav845/
Shrivastev845/
Sribhastav844/
Srivashtov843/
Srriwastav843/
Srivashtab843/
Sribastavs843/
Shruvastav842/
Srivashtaw841/
Shrivaatav841/
Shrivadtav841/
Shrivaztav841/
Shrivestav841/
Sraiwastav841/
Sriwastaav841/
Sriwastasv841/
Srhibastav841/
Sriwatav8251/
Srivataw823/
Srivatov821/
Sribatav821/
Shreevastav80795/
Shriwashtav8032/
Shrivashtaw809/
Sreevasthav804/
Shrivashtab803/
Shriwasthav802/
Shrevashtav801/
Shribashtav801/
Shrivashtov801/
Shrivasstaw801/
Shrivastaaw801/
Shriwastasv801/
Shriwwastav801/
Shrrevastav801/
Shjriwastav801/
Shrivastabh801/
Sribastab78769/
Sriwastaw78397/
Sriwastab78121/
Shriwatav7861/
Sribastov7814/
Sriwastev788/
Srewastav787/
Shrivataw787/
Sriwadtav785/
Srevastab784/
Srebastav784/
Shrivatab781/
Shrivatov781/
Sribastaw781/
Sriswatav781/
Sriwaatav781/
Sruvastaw781/
Shreevashtav7614/
Shribastab746,047/
Shriwastaw74645/
Shriwastab7444/
Sreewastav7432/
Sreebastav7424/
Shrewastav7413/
Sriwashtaw747/
Shreevatav747/
Sreevastab743/
Shriswatav743/
Shriwastev743/
Shribathav742/
Shribastaw742/
Sribasthab741/
Shrebastav741/
Shrevastaw741/
Shriwahtav741/
Shriwastov741/
Shriwateav741/
Shruwastav741/
Srevasthaw741/
Sriwasdtaw741/
Sriwastova741/
Sriwataw717/
Sribatab711/
Shreewastav70213/
Shreevastab7040/
Shreevastaw7040/
Shribastabh7023/
Shriwashtaw7018/
Shreebastav7010/
Shribhastab703/
Shreevastev701/
Shreevattav701/
Shribashtab701/
Sreewashtav701/
Shriwataw676/
Srewastaw675/
Sriwastow675/
Sribastob674/
Srebastab672/
Shreewashtav671/
Shriwatab671/
Srewastab671/

Srivastav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Srivastav in the Hindi language
श्रीवास्तवsrivastava98.51
श्रीवास्वतsrivasvata0.27
श्रीवस्तवsrivastava0.2
श्रीवासतवsrivasatava0.18
स्रीवास्तवsrivastava0.16
स्रिवस्तवsrivastava0.07
श्रीवास्तवाsrivastava0.07
वास्तवvastava0.07
श्रीवास्तव़srivastava0.07
श्रीवास्मवsrivasmava0.04
श्रीवास्वsrivasva0.04
श्रीवास्तअsrivasta'a0.02
श्रीवरस्तवsrivarastava0.02
श्रीवास्तावsrivastava0.02
क्षीवास्तवksivastava0.02
श्रीवास्तsrivasta0.02
सृअवास्तवsr'avastava0.02
श्रीबास्तबsribastaba0.02
स्रीवासतवsrivasatava0.02
स्रिवास्तवsrivastava0.02
एकेश्रीवास्तवekesrivastava0.02
श्रीवातवsrivatava0.02
रामशरणramasarana0.02
स्रिवासतवsrivasatava0.02
Srivastav in the Oriya language
ଶୀବାsiba75.56
ଗୀତାgita4.44
ରାେକଶraekasa2.22
ରାମନେରଶramanerasa2.22
ଅିତାaita2.22
ହଷର୍hasar2.22
ରାଜାraja2.22
ଅବିନାଶabinasa2.22
ମିଥିେଲଶmithielasa2.22
ରିତrita2.22
ନୀତାnita2.22
Srivastav in the Marathi language
ीवासवivasava25
ीवासतवivasatava25
श्रीवास्srivas25
रीवासतवrivasatava25

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