Kayestha Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kayestha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayestha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India441:17,433,304271,013
Nepal121:2,373,4138,828
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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.

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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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  • 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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