Kayestha Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Kayestha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Nepal | 12 | 1:2,373,413 | 8,828 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Kayestha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayestha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kayestha is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayestha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Kayestha occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kayestha reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 17,433,304. In India Kayestha is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 89 percent are found, Himachal Pradesh, where 7 percent are found and Delhi, where 5 percent are found. Not including India Kayestha exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 18 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaystha | 93 | 41 | / |
| Kayesta | 93 | 12 | / |
| Kayastha | 88 | 1,963 | / |
| Kayostha | 88 | 15 | / |
| Khayesta | 88 | 8 | / |
| Kayshtha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kayeshta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaesta | 86 | 49 | / |
| Kaysta | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khayesteh | 82 | 921 | / |
| Kayashtha | 82 | 16 | / |
| Khayeshta | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kayasthaa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kayastaha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Khayastha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kayasthah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khayestah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaistha | 80 | 496 | / |
| Kayasta | 80 | 365 | / |
| Kayesto | 80 | 20 | / |
| Khaysta | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kayshta | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kawesta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaysthi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaiysta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaysthaah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kayashta | 75 | 96 | / |
| Kayasthe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kayasthi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khayasta | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kayasthy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kaishtha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khawesta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khayista | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaistha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaaysthaah | 74 | 7 | / |
| Khaieesthaa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Khaieesthay | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kaesti | 71 | 54 | / |
| Kaesty | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kaista | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kaysto | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kuesta | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kausta | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kaeste | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khayashta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koysta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caesta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koesta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keista | 71 | 0 | / |
| Khaieesthaah | 70 | 4,783 | / |
| Khaista | 67 | 3,554 | / |
| Kaistho | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kayasto | 67 | 34 | / |
| Khausta | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kajesto | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaiosta | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaistay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kayaste | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khaieestho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaishta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kayasti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kajstad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koyasta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaisthy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaushta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheesthaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaiysto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaaheesthaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuistha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheesta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayisto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitsta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koustha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaysted | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaieeshthaah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kayestha
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