Kayaste Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India
Kayaste Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayasthe | 93 | 7 | / |
| Kayast | 92 | 1,700 | / |
| Kayasth | 86 | 9,794 | / |
| Kayasta | 86 | 365 | / |
| Kajaste | 86 | 167 | / |
| Khayast | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kayasti | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kayasht | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaysted | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kayst | 83 | 115 | / |
| Kayastha | 80 | 1,963 | / |
| Kayashta | 80 | 96 | / |
| Kajastie | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kayasthi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kayasthy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khayasta | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kayashth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kauste | 77 | 104 | / |
| Kaiste | 77 | 39 | / |
| Kaysth | 77 | 36 | / |
| Koyste | 77 | 26 | / |
| Kaeste | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kaysta | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kayest | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khayst | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cayast | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koyast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keaste | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kayset | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khayesteh | 75 | 921 | / |
| Kayashtha | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kayasthaa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kayastaha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khayashta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khayastha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaystha | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kayesta | 71 | 12 | / |
| Cayiste | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kayesth | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kajoste | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khaysta | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kaisted | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khayest | 71 | 4 | / |
| Koyasta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kauster | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kajster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuyster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keystie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayshth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaysthi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keasted | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keastep | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaiysta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kajuste | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koyasti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koyster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keysteu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cajaste | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keastes | 71 | 0 | / |
| Keast | 67 | 5,218 | / |
| Kaust | 67 | 337 | / |
| Kayestha | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kaist | 67 | 58 | / |
| Khojaste | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kaysetti | 67 | 32 | / |
| Keastead | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kaest | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kayostha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kaiszter | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kaisttea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khayesta | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khajasta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khayhest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kojasteh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khauster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khayista | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaychter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kuyister | 67 | 0 | / |
Kayaste Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kayaste in the Hindi language | ||
| कायस्ते | kayaste | - |
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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
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- 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 Kayaste
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