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Where Does The Last Name Purkayastha Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Purkayastha (Bengali: পুরকায়স্থ, Hindi: पुरकायस्थ, Marathi: पुरकाय, Oriya: ପୁରକାୟ) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purkayastha? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Purkayastha is the 57,273^rd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 824,103 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Purkayastha reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,396,783^rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 51 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 5,112 people, or 1 in 150,052. In India Purkayastha is most prevalent in: Assam, where 43 percent are found, West Bengal, where 18 percent are found and Meghalaya, where 10 percent are found. Barring India this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Purkayastha Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Purkayastha surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Purkayastha earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 56.66% more than the national average, earning $67,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.65% less than the national average, earning $37,934 CAD per year.