Kashyap Surname

2,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kashyap Surname User-submission:

Kashyap is a Hindu surname, which means 'kahar'. This surname is used by the people from royal family and also from the family of royal workers in India. Kashyap surname is the Hindi word of Sanskrit word कश्यपाय:.

Kashyap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India189,7561:4,042382
United States1,1011:329,20929,862
United Arab Emirates6081:15,0701,842
Canada4201:87,7289,696
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England3771:147,79314,182
Australia3401:79,3999,249
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Qatar1501:15,7201,709
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Thailand981:720,799118,830
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Malaysia551:536,25926,457
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Nepal281:1,017,1776,083
Oman191:194,1043,633
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Sweden131:757,44356,422
France121:5,535,227269,324
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
China91:151,924,6187,954
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Wales51:618,90625,852
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Kashyap (5,264) may also be a first name.

Kashyap Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kashyap is a Hindu surname, which means 'kahar'. This surname is used by the people from royal family and also from the family of royal workers in India. Kashyap surname is the Hindi word of Sanskrit word कश्यपाय:.

- aadi2005

A Hindu surname having a history of several millennia. People who bear this surname are thought to be descendants of a mythological sage Kashyap.

- vishie1986

Kashyap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kashyap (Bengali: কাশ্যপ, Hindi: कश्यप, Marathi: कशयप, Oriya: କଶଯ୍ପ, Russian: Кашяп) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashyap? popularity and diffusion

Kashyap is the 2,890th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,521 people. The surname Kashyap is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kashyap reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 93,170th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 5,264 people.

The last name Kashyap is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 189,756 people, or 1 in 4,042. In India Kashyap is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 59 percent reside, Delhi, where 9 percent reside and Uttarkhand, where 5 percent reside. Apart from India this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Kashyap Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kashyap are 12.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Kashyap earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.09% more than the national average, earning $56,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.64% more than the national average, earning $60,929 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kashyap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashyap in the Hindi language
कश्यपkasyapa99.01
कशयपkasayapa0.25
कश्यापkasyapa0.24
कष्यपkasyapa0.16
काश्यपkasyapa0.07
काश्यापkasyapa0.06
कश्यप़kasyapa0.04
कश्यप्kasyap0.04
कुमारkumara0.02
कस्यपkasyapa0.01
क्श्यपksyapa0.01
ककश्यपkakasyapa0
कैशवkaisava0
कश्यनपkasyanapa0
कश्यसपkasyasapa0
करयपkarayapa0
प्रसादprasada0
कश्ायपkasayapa0
संजयsanjaya0
कयश्यपkayasyapa0
प्रकाशprakasa0
स्वरूपsvarupa0
कास्यपkasyapa0
कशय्पkasaypa0
कश्ययनkasyayana0
कययपkayayapa0
कश्ययkasyaya0
कश्यमkasyama0
कश्यवkasyava0
काशयपkasayapa0
कश्ययपkasyayapa0
कष्यापkasyapa0
कश्चपkascapa0
कयश्पkayaspa0
कश्य्यपkasyyapa0
कश़्यपkasayapa0
Kashyap in the Bengali language
কাশ্যপkasyapa89.47
কশ্যপkasyapa10.53
Kashyap in the Marathi language
कशयपkasayapa73.01
कशपkasapa7.08
कहारkahara5.31
कसबkasaba3.54
कक्षपkaksapa2.65
कॉशपkosapa2.65
कशयापkasayapa1.77
काशेपkasepa0.88
काशयापkasayapa0.88
कशापkasapa0.44
करयपkarayapa0.44
काशपkasapa0.44
कशबkasaba0.44
कसपkasapa0.44
Kashyap in the Oriya language
କଶଯ୍ପkasaypa66.83
କାଶଯ୍ପkasaypa13.8
କଶkasa9.2
କଷଯ୍ପkasaypa3.15
କସଯ୍ପkasaypa1.21
କହଁରkahamra1.21
କାଶଯ୍ାପkasayapa0.73
କଶଯ୍ାପkasayapa0.73
କଶଯ୍ପ୍kasayp0.48
କାଷଯ୍ପkasaypa0.24
କଶପkasapa0.24
କଷଯ୍ାପkasayapa0.24
ମୁକଶଯ୍ପmukasaypa0.24
କଷଯ୍ପ୍kasayp0.24
କାହନ୍ୁkahanu0.24
Kashyap in the Russian language
Кашяпkasap-

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