Agasty Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Agasty Surname User-submission:

This surname is used by descendants of sage Agastya. Indirect descendants of Sage Pulastya, the father of Sage Agastya. He has a fixed stance as one of the seven sages in the seventh manavatar (human incarnation). He created hymns 1.165 to 1.

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Agasty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2051:3,741,782103,944
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Agasty (57) may also be a first name.

Agasty Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is used by descendants of sage Agastya. Indirect descendants of Sage Pulastya, the father of Sage Agastya. He has a fixed stance as one of the seven sages in the seventh manavatar (human incarnation). He created hymns 1.165 to 1.191, and described Storm Gods (Maruts, such as Rudra). Thus sage Agastya is a widely regarded figure in all sects of Shaivism and Shaktism. The North Indian, and Central Indian gaur brahmins use this surname.

- Mrinal Vashisth

Agasty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agasty (Hindi: अगस्त्य, Oriya: ଅଗି) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Agasty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agasty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Agasty is the 1,111,382nd most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name Agasty is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Agasty live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Agasty is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 57 people.

The surname Agasty is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 3,741,782. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 69 percent reside, Odisha, where 15 percent reside and Assam, where 5 percent reside. Excluding India Agasty exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agasthy9210/
Agastiy925/
Agastay922/
Augasty921/
Augasthy8612/
Agastaya862/
Agasti834,895/
Agasta83369/
Agaste83133/
Agazty831/
Augausthy801/
Agasthi77383/
Aggasta7729/
Aagasti7710/
Agastti775/
Agastha775/
Augasti774/
Agashti774/
Agastee773/
Agastis772/
Agastit772/
Aagaste772/
Augaste771/
Agauste771/
Hagaste771/
Gagasti771/
Eagasta771/
Agashteh712/
Aagasthi711/
Augasthi711/
Agasttha711/
Agosta679,050/
Agosti677,812/
Agasøster67112/
Ogaste6711/
Agoste678/
Ogasta675/
Angashtai671/
Ogosty671/
Augausthi671/

Agasty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agasty in the Hindi language
अगस्त्यagastya-
Agasty in the Oriya language
ଅଗିagi92.86
ଅଗaga7.14

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