Kshatriya Surname

80,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Kshatriya Surname User-submission:

Belongs to Kshatriya caste on the Indian subcontinent. It is from Sanskrit, meaning 'governing body', 'military personnel', 'warrior, king', or person belonging to Royal family/clan.

Kshatriya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,5701:137,7148,796
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada461:800,99162,809
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Oman61:614,6626,082
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kshatriya (244) may also be a first name.

Kshatriya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Belongs to Kshatriya caste on the Indian subcontinent. It is from Sanskrit, meaning 'governing body', 'military personnel', 'warrior, king', or person belonging to Royal family/clan.

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Kshatriya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kshatriya (Hindi: क्षत्रिय, Oriya: କ୍ଷତିୟ) is found most in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kshatriya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,845th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,210,958 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kshatriya reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kshatriya is also the 571,890th most common given name globally. It is borne by 244 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 5,570 people, or 1 in 137,714. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 52 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent live and Assam, where 6 percent live. Excluding India it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Kshatriya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kshatriya are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kshatriya earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.43% more than the national average, earning $52,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.49% more than the national average, earning $74,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kshatriya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kshatriya in the Hindi language
क्षत्रियksatriya76.17
क्षत्रीयksatriya16.82
क्षत्रियाksatriya5.14
क्षत्रीयाksatriya0.47
क्ष्ात्रीयksatriya0.47
क्षात्रियksatriya0.47
क्ष़त्रीयksatriya0.47
Kshatriya in the Oriya language
କ୍ଷତିୟksatiya52.94
କ୍ଷତୀୟksatiya17.65
କ୍ଷତିୟାksatiya17.65
େକ୍ଷତୀୟeksatiya11.76

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