The surname Shrestha
A Nepali surname, carried by 5,535 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex S623
Origin
Nepali origin
Borrowed from Nepali श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha, “excellent”).
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,535 people named Shrestha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,781 Americans. That is up 341% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,254.
#6,180
rank among US surnames
5,535
people in 2010
1.9
per 100,000 Americans
+341.4%
change since 2000 (was #19,840)
Who is named Shrestha
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Shrestha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
- White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
- Two or more races 1.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Questions
- Where does the surname Shrestha come from?
- Borrowed from Nepali श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha, “excellent”).
- How common is the surname Shrestha?
- 5,535 people in the United States had the surname Shrestha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,781 Americans. It ranked 6,180th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Shrestha?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Shrestha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Shrestha getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,254 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,535 in 2010, up 341%.