Kayast Surname
Approximately 1,700 people bear this surname
Kayast Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 1,491 | 1:19,102 | 928 |
| India | 209 | 1:3,670,169 | 102,657 |
Kayast Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayast Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kayast (Hindi: कायस्त, Marathi: काय) is found most frequently in Nepal. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kayast.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayast? popularity and diffusion
It is the 236,399th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,286,792 people. The last name Kayast occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kayast live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
Kayast is most widespread in Nepal, where it is held by 1,491 people, or 1 in 19,102. In Nepal Kayast is primarily concentrated in: Janakpur, where 34 percent reside, Narayani, where 34 percent reside and Koshi, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nepal Kayast exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayasth | 92 | 9,794 | / |
| Khayast | 92 | 13 | / |
| Kayaste | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kayasht | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kayst | 91 | 115 | / |
| Kayasthe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kayashth | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaysth | 83 | 36 | / |
| Kayest | 83 | 4 | / |
| Khayst | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cayast | 83 | 2 | / |
| Koyast | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kayset | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kajaste | 77 | 167 | / |
| Kayesth | 77 | 7 | / |
| Khayest | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kayshth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keast | 73 | 5,218 | / |
| Kaust | 73 | 337 | / |
| Kaist | 73 | 58 | / |
| Kaest | 73 | 15 | / |
| Keyst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khayhest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kauste | 67 | 104 | / |
| Khaust | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kaisth | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kaiste | 67 | 39 | / |
| Koyste | 67 | 26 | / |
| Khaist | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kaiset | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khaystova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaisht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keeast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keatst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaysdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keaste | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kooyst | 67 | 0 | / |
Kayast Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kayast in the Marathi language | ||
| काय | kaya | 97.53 |
| Kayast in the Hindi language | ||
| कायस्त | kayasta | 50 |
| कायश्ता | kayasta | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kayast
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