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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 may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 57,273^rd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 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. Purkayastha is also the 1,396,783^rd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 51 people.

The surname Purkayastha is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 5,112 people, or 1 in 150,052. In India Purkayastha is primarily found in: Assam, where 43 percent live, West Bengal, where 18 percent live and Meghalaya, where 10 percent live. Excluding India Purkayastha is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Purkayastha Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Purkayastha surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.22% being registered to vote for 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.