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
The last name Kayast (Hindi: कायस्त, Marathi: काय) is held by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayast? popularity and diffusion
It is the 236,399th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,286,792 people. The surname Kayast occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kayast reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most numerous in Nepal, where it is borne by 1,491 people, or 1 in 19,102. In Nepal Kayast is most common in: Janakpur, where 34 percent are found, Narayani, where 34 percent are found and Koshi, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nepal Kayast exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 12 percent are found.
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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