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

The surname Shrestha (Hindi: श्रेष्ठा, Oriya: େଶା) is held by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shrestha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,971st most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 141,674 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Shrestha are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 39 percent are found in Dharmic South Asia. It is also the 176,381st most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 1,806 people.

This surname is most frequently used 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. Other than Nepal Shrestha is found in 109 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Sudan, where 9 percent reside.

Shrestha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shrestha last name are 4.42% more likely to be registered with the Democrat Party than the national average, with 57.65% registered with the political 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.