Srivastava Surname

3,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Srivastava 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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Srivastava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India153,0411:5,012448
United States4,2951:84,3919,558
United Arab Emirates1,8771:4,881616
Saudi Arabia1,3521:22,8223,209
Oman1,1441:3,224475
England9501:58,6517,017
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Canada6561:56,1676,639
Singapore5141:10,715548
Thailand3731:189,37931,152
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Kuwait3571:10,6461,481
Qatar3531:6,680720
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Australia3361:80,3449,348
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Malaysia1951:151,2529,446
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Japan1131:1,131,36521,317
Poland801:475,10947,696
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Wales481:64,4695,713
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
China361:37,981,1552,028
Nepal361:791,1385,397
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Malta181:23,9041,289
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
France151:4,428,181244,602
Norway151:342,81932,589
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Libya91:693,7751,982
Bhutan71:88,006800
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Śriváśťává (1) are calculated separately.

Srivastava (988) may also be a first name.

Srivastava 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

Srivastava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Srivastava (Hindi: श्रीवास्तव, Marathi: ीवाशतवा, Oriya: ଶୀବା, Russian: Сривастава) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Śriváśťává. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Srivastava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,322nd most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 43,178 people. The surname Srivastava occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Srivastava reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Srivastava is also the 256,274th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 988 people.

Srivastava is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 153,041 people, or 1 in 5,012. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 53 percent are found, Delhi, where 15 percent are found and West Bengal, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 106 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Srivastava Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Srivastava surname are 4.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Srivastava earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20% less than the national average, earning 276,864 kr per year; in United States they earn 42.01% more than the national average, earning $61,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.69% more than the national average, earning $68,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shrivastava9574,863/
Srivatava95201/
Srivasthava9574/
Srivastavaa9567/
Srivashtava9523/
Ssrivastava9512/
Srrivastava9512/
Srivastavas9511/
Srivasstava9510/
Srivastaava959/
Srivatstava957/
Srivastavai953/
Srisvastava953/
Sraivastava951/
Srivastatva951/
Srivastavaz951/
Srivaastava951/
Shrivastavap9124/
Shrivashtava9123/
Shrivastavaa9117/
Shrivastavau9114/
Shrivastavat9112/
Shrivastavad9110/
Shrivasthava916/
Shrisvastava916/
Shrivastavas914/
Shrivasstava914/
Shrivastavay913/
Shrivastavah912/
Shritvastava911/
Shrivastasva911/
Shrivatstava911/
Shsrivastava911/
Srivastavaya911/
Sriwastava90688/
Srivastawa90410/
Sribastava90186/
Srivastave9079/
Shrivatava9050/
Srivastaba9016/
Sryvastava9010/
Srivestava909/
Srevastava909/
Srivastova906/
Srivastavi901/
Srivastavo901/
Srivasteva901/
Srivatasva901/
Sruvastava901/
Shrivastavach8737/
Shrivastavaya879/
Shrivastavash871/
Shriwastava86728/
Shrivastawa86337/
Shribastava8646/
Shrivastave8630/
Sreevastava8621/
Shrivastavy8619/
Shrivastavi8614/
Shrivatasva867/
Shrevastava867/
Shrivastaba867/
Shryvastava867/
Srivastavyi863/
Srivastaved863/
Shrivestava862/
Shrisvatava861/
Shrivathava861/
Srivasthave861/
Sriwashtava861/
Sriwwastava861/
Shrivostava861/
Sriwatava844/
Srivatawa841/
Shrivastajvach831/
Shreevastava8274/
Sreevasthava8213/
Shreiwastava821/
Shrivashtawa821/
Shrivastaewa821/
Shrrivastawa821/
Sreevastavai821/
Sriwastawa80164/
Sribastaba806/
Shriwatava805/
Sribastavo804/
Shrivatawa801/
Srivesteva801/
Sriwastave801/
Sriwastavy801/
Sriwasteva801/
Sriwastova801/
Śriváśťává801/
Sriwastaba801/
Sriwastavi801/
Sreevasthavaa781/
Shriwastawa7676/
Shribastaba7625/
Sreebastava7610/
Shriwastave767/
Shrivataswa763/
Sreewastava761/
Sribastabha761/
Shreewastava7319/
Shribastabha733/
Shribhastaba733/
Shreevastawa732/
Shreebastava731/
Shreevastave731/
Shreiwastawa731/
Shriweastawa731/
Shriwatawa701/
Sribastabe701/
Shrewastawa675/
Sreebastaba671/

Srivastava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Srivastava in the Marathi language
ीवाशतवाivasatava-
Srivastava in the Hindi language
श्रीवास्तवsrivastava98.57
श्रीवास्तवाsrivastava0.52
श्रीवासतवsrivasatava0.25
श्रीवास्तावsrivastava0.07
श्रीवस्तवsrivastava0.06
आरara0.06
श्रीवास्वतsrivasvata0.06
एसesa0.05
वास्तवvastava0.05
केke0.04
पीpi0.03
श्रीवास्तsrivasta0.02
श्रीवास्त्ावsrivastava0.01
श्रभ्वास्तवsrabhvastava0.01
वीएनश्रीवास्तवvi'enasrivastava0.01
आरपीश्रीवास्तवarapisrivastava0.01
श्रीवास्मवsrivasmava0.01
बीएलश्रीवास्तवbi'elasrivastava0.01
श्रवास्तवsravastava0.01
एसपीश्रीवास्तवesapisrivastava0.01
श्रीवाsriva0.01
श्रीवास्वतवsrivasvatava0.01
रीवास्तवrivastava0.01
ज्ञीवास्तवjnivastava0.01
श्रीवास्त्वsrivastva0.01
श्रीवास्तव़srivastava0.01
बीएनश्रीवास्तवbi'enasrivastava0
सीआरश्रीवास्तवsi'arasrivastava0
आन्हवanhava0
श्रीवारूतवsrivarutava0
एसएलश्रीवास्तवesa'elasrivastava0
श्रीवस्तवाsrivastava0
एकेश्रीवास्तवekesrivastava0
श्रीवासस्तवsrivasastava0
जीपीश्रीवास्तवjipisrivastava0
प्रतापpratapa0
श्रीव्ज्ञसत्व्srivjnasatv0
श्रीवारस्तवsrivarastava0
डीकेश्रीवास्तवdikesrivastava0
रवीन्द्रravindra0
श्रीवासवsrivasava0
जीएसश्रीवास्तवji'esasrivastava0
श्रीवास्तावाsrivastava0
पीबीश्रीवास्तवpibisrivastava0
श्रीवास्ष्तवsrivas'stava0
श्रीवातसवsrivatasava0
एलपीश्रीवास्तवelapisrivastava0
श्रीवास्तववsrivastavava0
श्रीवास्वsrivasva0
यादवyadava0
ास्तवastava0
श्रीवसस्तवsrivasastava0
आरडीकेश्रीवास्तवaradikesrivastava0
पीकेश्रीवास्तवpikesrivastava0
श्रीवास्व्तवsrivasvtava0
लताlata0
श्रीवाज्ञतवsrivajnatava0
एलकेश्रीवास्तवelakesrivastava0
जेश्रीवास्तवjesrivastava0
स्तवstava0
श्रीवाश्तवsrivastava0
श्रीवास्तवुsrivastavu0
पीएसश्रीवास्तवpi'esasrivastava0
श्रीवास्ववsrivasvava0
र्श्रीवास्तवrsrivastava0
एनकेश्रीवास्तवenakesrivastava0
जेकेश्रीवास्तवjekesrivastava0
Srivastava in the Oriya language
ଶୀବାsiba73.68
ରାେଜଶraejasa5.26
ରାଉତra'uta2.63
ଅଂସିତansita2.63
େରାହିତerahita2.63
ରଜତrajata2.63
ବିକାଶbikasa2.63
ଆଶାasa2.63
ରାେକଶraekasa2.63
ଅମିତାଭamitabha2.63
Srivastava in the Russian language
Сриваставаsrivastava-

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