Kayasth Surname
Approximately 9,794 people bear this surname
Kayasth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 7,319 | 1:3,891 | 405 |
| India | 2,431 | 1:315,535 | 17,598 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Kayasth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayasth Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kayasth (Bengali: কায়স্থ, Hindi: कायस्थ, Marathi: कायावती, Oriya: କାୟ) is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayasth? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,282nd most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 744,083 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kayasth live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most numerous in Nepal, where it is held by 7,319 people, or 1 in 3,891. In Nepal Kayasth is most prevalent in: Bagmati, where 68 percent are found, Narayani, where 10 percent are found and Gandaki, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nepal Kayasth exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayasthe | 93 | 7 | / |
| Kayashth | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kayast | 92 | 1,700 | / |
| Kaysth | 92 | 36 | / |
| Khayast | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kayesth | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kayaste | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kayasht | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kayshth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kayst | 83 | 115 | / |
| Kaisth | 77 | 40 | / |
| Kayest | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cayast | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khayst | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koyast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaysdh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kayset | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kajaste | 71 | 167 | / |
| Khayest | 71 | 4 | / |
| Keast | 67 | 5,218 | / |
| Kaust | 67 | 337 | / |
| Kaist | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kaest | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kajst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khayhest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajeshth | 67 | 1 | / |
Kayasth Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kayasth in the Bengali language | ||
| কায়স্থ | kayastha | - |
| Kayasth in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୟ | kaya | 98.81 |
| ମମତା | mamata | 1.19 |
| Kayasth in the Hindi language | ||
| कायस्थ | kayastha | 90 |
| कयास्था | kayastha | 3.33 |
| कयस्था | kayastha | 3.33 |
| कायास्थ | kayastha | 3.33 |
| Kayasth in the Marathi language | ||
| कायावती | kayavati | 33.33 |
| शंकरसेठ | sankarasetha | 33.33 |
| शंकरशेठ | sankarasetha | 33.33 |
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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 Kayasth
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