How common is the surname Chopra?

2,897 people in the United States had the surname Chopra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,574 Americans. It ranked 10,979th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chopra?

Joyce Chopra, American film director.

Where is the surname Chopra most common?

Wikidata records people named Chopra in the United States.

Is the surname Chopra getting more or less common?

More common. 1,829 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,897 in 2010, up 58%.

The surname Chopra

A Punjabi surname, carried by 2,897 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chopra is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

Punjabi origin

Borrowed from Punjabi ਚੋਪੜਾ (copṛā).

One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,897 people named Chopra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,574 Americans. That is up 58% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,829.

#10,979

rank among US surnames

2,897

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+58.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,857)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,974	Rabb	2,899	106,501
#10,977	Branstetter	2,898	106,537
#10,979	Lucier	2,897	106,574
#10,983	Mirabal	2,896	106,611
#10,986	Repp	2,895	106,648
#10,987	Locker	2,894	106,685

Who is named Chopra

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

89% of people named Chopra identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
White (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Two or more races 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

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

Famous Chopras

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joyce Chopra
American film director, born 1936

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chopra

Chopra has the Soundex code C160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C160.

Other Punjabi surnames

All 39 Punjabi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Chopra come from?: Borrowed from Punjabi ਚੋਪੜਾ (copṛā).
How common is the surname Chopra?: 2,897 people in the United States had the surname Chopra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,574 Americans. It ranked 10,979th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chopra?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Chopra identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chopra?: Joyce Chopra, American film director.
Where is the surname Chopra most common?: Wikidata records people named Chopra in the United States.
Is the surname Chopra getting more or less common?: More common. 1,829 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,897 in 2010, up 58%.