Kashyapa Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Kashyapa Surname User-submission:

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

Kashyapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
India681:11,280,373208,492
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Kashyapa (972) may also be a first name.

Kashyapa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

Kashyapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kashyapa (Hindi: कश्यप, Oriya: କଶଯ୍ପ) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashyapa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 536,164th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kashyapa are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kashyapa is also the 258,519th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 972 people.

The last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Kashyapa Last Name Statistics demography

Kashyapa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kashyapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashyapa in the Hindi language
कश्यपkasyapa-
Kashyapa in the Oriya language
କଶଯ୍ପkasaypa83.33
କସkasa16.67

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