Shrestha is used as a family name or surname in Nepal. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shrestha
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Nepal
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shrestha

How popular is Shrestha?

Shrestha is common in Nepal.

Shrestha is ranked 210 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shresthas grew by 341.3876 per cent to 5535 since 2000 and ranked 6180 after elevating 13660 spots. The last name was found in around 19 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.16 84.61
White 3.02 6.3
Others 1.73 7.74
Hispanic or Latino 0.58 0.72
Black 0.38 0.64
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.13 0
Shrestha is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nepal which signifies that it is originated from Nepal. Around 2287819 people have been found who wears Shrestha as their family name. Shrestha is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,214 Sudan7
1,005 Cayman Islands7
607,991 Indonesia5
5,779 Uganda4
2,403 Vietnam4
1,667 Cambodia4
114,007 Czech Republic4
3,949 Botswana3
3,752 Iraq3
384 Seychelles3
941 Liberia3
4,529 Mauritius3
32,695 Nigeria3
528 Laos3
1,256 Myanmar2
5,217 Zambia2
14,004 Hungary2
1,472 The Bahamas2
3,014 Taiwan2
1,834 Malta2
2,449 Yemen2
2,744 Rwanda2
28,083 Romania2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
8,657 Lebanon2
6,212 Jamaica1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
16,073 Latvia1
510 East Timor1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
42,479 Greece1
846 American Samoa1
17,236 Ghana1
408 Åland1
880 Djibouti1
56,169 Mexico1
2,024 Mongolia1
11,486 Estonia1
3,071 Jersey1
4,435 Togo1
29,595 Iran1
169,904 Brazil1
2,505 Congo1
12,745 Luxembourg1
5,916 Mozambique1
3,350 Fiji1
25,721 Egypt1
24,771 Colombia1
5,467 Haiti1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
109,969 Ukraine36
70,042 Kazakhstan29
1,182 Maldives17
20,800 Serbia15
385 Northern Mariana Islands13
72,915 Belarus11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
684 China81
142,739 Russia72
1,594 Cyprus60
7,402 Portugal55
Countries with hundreds of Shrestha:
978 Finland846
6,641 Pakistan754
106 Thailand728
6,465 Canada659
696 Kuwait522
4,639 Sri Lanka456
172 Macau456
723 Hong Kong391
387 Bahrain379
1,735 Norway354
1,521 Oman340
31,236 France318
13,426 Kenya314
1,440 Singapore296
985 Puerto Rico285
4,129 Israel271
24,102 Poland239
24,304 South Africa237
241 Bhutan231
1,949 Slovenia220
5,909 Austria210
2,942 Denmark202
14,333 Netherlands195
3,317 Scotland190
198 Iceland174
10,721 Belgium171
18,443 Spain167
50,581 Italy146
6,499 Sweden145
8,235 Switzerland144
31,070 Turkey140
6,297 New Zealand118
3,419 Ireland115
3,682 Wales102
Countries with thousands of Shrestha:
365 Afghanistan8,858
1,671 Bangladesh6,875
6,977 United States5,502
218 South Korea5,241
11,105 India4,277
1,914 England4,178
204 United Arab Emirates3,753
986 Saudi Arabia3,617
2,437 Germany3,429
1,080 Australia2,908
1,592 Malaysia1,796
84 Qatar1,498
11,003 Philippines1,353
Countries with ten thousands of Shrestha:
615 Japan28,346
Countries with millions of Shrestha:
1 Nepal2,195,182
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Shrestha Namesakes

  • Sushma Shrestha, Singer
  • Kalidas Shrestha, Artist
  • Namrata Shrestha, Model
  • Raju Shrestha, Film actor
  • Raju Shrestha, Film actor
  • Raju Shrestha, Film actor
  • Raju Shrestha, Film actor
  • Kalidas Shrestha, Artist
  • Sushma Shrestha, Singer
  • Nagma Shrestha, VJ
  • In 2018, Aakash Shrestha played the role of Ram in comedy and horror film Ramkahani.
  • In 2017 action movie, Hero Returns, Sabin Shrestha portrayed N.
  • Sushil Shrestha, from 2017 drama film Saayad 2, who portrayed Anurag.
  • In 2018 romance movie, Bandha Mayale, Shristi Shrestha portrayed Shardha.
  • In 2008 biography movie, Maina, Radha Shrestha characterized N.
  • In 2017, Raymon Das Shrestha portrayed the role of N in adventure, drama flick Aadha Love.
  • In 2018 drama, romance flick, Romeo & Muna, Vinay Shrestha played Ved.
  • In 2010, Bhumika Shrestha portrayed the role of N in documentary movie Beauty and Brains.

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