Purkaystha Surname

228,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Purkaystha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purkaystha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,5321:104,0194,444
India2221:3,455,24998,719
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Purkaystha Last Name Facts

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

Purkaystha (Bengali: পুরকায়স্থ, Hindi: पुरकायस्था) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purkaystha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Purkaystha is the 228,343rd most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,105,660 people. The last name Purkaystha is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Purkaystha are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Purkaystha is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,532 people, or 1 in 104,019. Barring Bangladesh this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Purkaystha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Purkaystha in the Bengali language
পুরকায়স্থpurakayastha66.67
পূরকায়স্থpurakayastha33.33
Purkaystha in the Hindi language
पुरकायस्थाpurakayastha66.67
पुर्कायस्थpurkayastha33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Purkaystha
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