Bista

See also: bista and bistå

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali बिष्ट (biṣṭa).

Proper noun

Bista (plural Bistas)

A surname from Nepali.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Bista is the 40909^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 533 individuals. Bista is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (85.93%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bista”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 165.

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