Kayastha Surname

210,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Kayastha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayastha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4581:526,10826,188
Nepal2171:131,2492,400
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kayastha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kayastha (Bengali: কায়স্থ, Hindi: कायस्था, Oriya: କାୟ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kayastha.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayastha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 210,289th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,712,453 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Kayastha live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,458 people, or 1 in 526,108. In India Kayastha is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 50 percent reside, Himachal Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Gujarat, where 8 percent reside. Outside of India this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Kayastha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kayastha are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political 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

Kayastha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kayastha in the Bengali language
কায়স্থkayastha-
Kayastha in the Hindi language
कायस्थाkayastha-
Kayastha in the Oriya language
କାୟkaya94.74
େକୖଳାସekalasa2.63
କାୟାkaya2.63

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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
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