Kayst Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kayst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kayst Last Name Facts

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

Kayst (Hindi: कायस्त, Russian: Кайст) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. Kayst is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Kayst reside; 73 percent reside in North Asia and 73 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Kayst is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 1,517,085. In Russia it is most common in: Republic of Buryatia, where 57 percent live, Irkutsk Oblast, where 16 percent live and Altai Krai, where 13 percent live. Barring Russia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 10 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Kayst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kayst surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kayst surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayast911,700/
Kaysth9136/
Kayest914/
Khayst912/
Kayset910/
Kast899,776/
Kyst89124/
Kayasth839,794/
Khayast8313/
Kayesth837/
Kayaste834/
Khayest834/
Kayasht832/
Kayshth831/
Keast805,218/
Kaste801,804/
Kaust80337/
Kasht80117/
Kaszt8079/
Khast8077/
Kasth8060/
Kaist8058/
Khyst8046/
Kaest8015/
Kyste808/
Kaast806/
Kyset805/
Kasst804/
Kastz802/
Keyst801/
Katst801/
Ckyst801/
Kajst801/
Kastt800/
Gkast800/
Kahst800/
Kayasthe777/
Kayashth772/
Khayhest771/
Kashte734,236/
Khaste73438/
Kascht73161/
Kauste73104/
Kyseth73103/
Kastås7366/
Khaust7354/
Kaisth7340/
Kaiste7339/
Khasht7337/
Koyste7326/
Khaist7316/
Kaasht7312/
Kaiset739/
Kashth739/
Kasthe738/
Khadst734/
Cayast732/
Koyast731/
Kashts731/
Kaisht731/
Keeast731/
Keatst731/
Kaysdh731/
Kooyst730/
Keaste730/
Khaystova717/
Kist677,261/
Cast673,306/
Kest67694/
Kajaste67167/
Kashthe6788/
Kastova6775/
Khojast6759/
Qast6754/
Käst6752/
Kaschte6747/
Khayustova6736/
Kystova6720/
Kazt6713/
Cayiste6710/
Kajoste677/
Kasd677/
Kaashte675/
Khashte674/
Kastová673/
Kaisset673/
Kasshte672/
Kajuste671/
Kaschts671/
Hcayset671/
Kaßt671/
Khaiset671/
Kaascht671/
Khaaste671/
Kyxt671/

Kayst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kayst in the Hindi language
कायस्तkayasta-
Kayst in the Russian language
Кайстkajst-

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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 Kayst
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