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    The surname Bhandari

    A Sanskrit surname, carried by 2,244 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B536

    Bhandari: #13,517 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bhandari #13,517, 2,244 people Bhandari: #13,517 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bhandari #13,517, 2,244 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bhandari is more common than 91.7% of them.

    Origin

    Sanskrit origin

    Borrowed from Sanskrit भण्डारी (bhaṇḍārī).

    One of 24 Sanskrit surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,244 people named Bhandari in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 137,587 Americans. That is up 163% since 2000, when the Census counted 855.

    #13,517
    rank among US surnames
    2,244
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +162.5%
    change since 2000 (was #26,761)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,509Klepper2,245137,526
    #13,517Amico2,244137,587
    #13,525Peralez2,243137,648

    Who is named Bhandari

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Bhandari identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Other Sanskrit surnames

    All 24 Sanskrit surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bhandari come from?
    Borrowed from Sanskrit भण्डारी (bhaṇḍārī).
    How common is the surname Bhandari?
    2,244 people in the United States had the surname Bhandari in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,587 Americans. It ranked 13,517th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bhandari?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bhandari identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Bhandari getting more or less common?
    More common. 855 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,244 in 2010, up 163%.