Kayastha Surname
Approximately 1,963 people bear this surname
Kayastha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,458 | 1:526,108 | 26,188 |
| Nepal | 217 | 1:131,249 | 2,400 |
| United States | 159 | 1:2,279,616 | 142,122 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Kayastha Demographics
Average Kayastha Salary in
United States
$56,961 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kayastha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayastha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kayastha (Bengali: কায়স্থ, Hindi: कायस्था, Oriya: କାୟ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayastha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 210,289th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,712,453 people. The surname Kayastha is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kayastha reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 1,458 people, or 1 in 526,108. In India it is primarily found in: Assam, where 50 percent reside, Himachal Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Gujarat, where 8 percent reside. Not including India it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Kayastha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kayastha last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the party.
Kayastha earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.01% more than the national average, earning $56,961 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayashtha | 94 | 16 | / |
| Kayasthaa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kayastaha | 94 | 2 | / |
| Khayastha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kayasthah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kayasta | 93 | 365 | / |
| Kaystha | 93 | 41 | / |
| Kayashta | 88 | 96 | / |
| Kayestha | 88 | 66 | / |
| Kayostha | 88 | 15 | / |
| Kayasthe | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kayasthi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Khayasta | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kayasthy | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kayshtha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaysta | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khayashta | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaistha | 80 | 496 | / |
| Kayasto | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kayesta | 80 | 12 | / |
| Khaysta | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kayaste | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kayasti | 80 | 3 | / |
| Koyasta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaiysta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaysthi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaysthaah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khayesta | 75 | 8 | / |
| Khajasta | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kaishtha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khaistha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khayista | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaaysthaah | 74 | 7 | / |
| Khayesteh | 71 | 921 | / |
| Kaesta | 71 | 49 | / |
| Kaista | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kaysto | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kausta | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khayestah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koysta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaista | 67 | 3,554 | / |
| Kajaste | 67 | 167 | / |
| Kaistho | 67 | 34 | / |
| Khausta | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kajasto | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kayesto | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kaiosta | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaistay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kajstad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaisthy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koyasto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaaheesthaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiysto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyasti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koustha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuistha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cajasta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaysted | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawesta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayisto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitsta | 67 | 1 | / |
Kayastha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kayastha in the Bengali language | ||
| কায়স্থ | kayastha | - |
| Kayastha in the Hindi language | ||
| कायस्था | kayastha | - |
| Kayastha in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୟ | kaya | 94.74 |
| େକୖଳାସ | ekalasa | 2.63 |
| କାୟା | kaya | 2.63 |
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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 Kayastha
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