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    The surname Bhat

    A Sanskrit surname, carried by 2,170 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B300

    Bhat: #13,916 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bhat #13,916, 2,170 people Bhat: #13,916 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bhat #13,916, 2,170 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bhat is more common than 91.4% of them.

    Origin

    Sanskrit origin

    Transliteration of Hindi भट (bhaṭ).

    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 2,170 people named Bhat in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,279 Americans. That is up 85% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,173.

    #13,916
    rank among US surnames
    2,170
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +85%
    change since 2000 (was #20,916)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,911Forcier2,171142,214
    #13,916Luper2,170142,279
    #13,922Dula2,169142,345

    Who is named Bhat

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

    96% of people named Bhat identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%
    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.

    Famous Bhats

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Vinay Bhat
      American chess player, born 1984

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Bhat

    Bhat has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

    Other Sanskrit surnames

    All 24 Sanskrit surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bhat come from?
    Transliteration of Hindi भट (bhaṭ).
    How common is the surname Bhat?
    2,170 people in the United States had the surname Bhat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,279 Americans. It ranked 13,916th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bhat?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bhat identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bhat?
    Vinay Bhat, American chess player.
    Where is the surname Bhat most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bhat in the United States.
    Is the surname Bhat getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,173 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,170 in 2010, up 85%.
    What are other spellings of Bhat?
    Bhatt and Bhatta.