Kayasth Surname

52,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kayasth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayasth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal7,3191:3,891405
India2,4311:315,53517,598
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kayasth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kayasth (Bengali: কায়স্থ, Hindi: कायस्थ, Marathi: कायावती, Oriya: କାୟ) is most common in Nepal. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayasth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 52,282nd most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 744,083 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kayasth reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Nepal, where it is carried by 7,319 people, or 1 in 3,891. In Nepal Kayasth is most frequent in: Bagmati, where 68 percent reside, Narayani, where 10 percent reside and Gandaki, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nepal Kayasth occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayasthe937/
Kayashth932/
Kayast921,700/
Kaysth9236/
Khayast8613/
Kayesth867/
Kayaste864/
Kayasht862/
Kayshth861/
Kayst83115/
Kaisth7740/
Kayest774/
Cayast772/
Khayst772/
Koyast771/
Kaysdh771/
Kayset770/
Kajaste71167/
Khayest714/
Keast675,218/
Kaust67337/
Kaist6758/
Kaest6715/
Kajst671/
Khayhest671/
Keyst671/
Kajeshth671/

Kayasth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kayasth in the Bengali language
কায়স্থkayastha-
Kayasth in the Oriya language
କାୟkaya98.81
ମମତାmamata1.19
Kayasth in the Hindi language
कायस्थkayastha90
कयास्थाkayastha3.33
कयस्थाkayastha3.33
कायास्थkayastha3.33
Kayasth in the Marathi language
कायावतीkayavati33.33
शंकरसेठsankarasetha33.33
शंकरशेठsankarasetha33.33

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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
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  • 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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