How common is the surname Kamath?

1,299 people in the United States had the surname Kamath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,679 Americans. It ranked 20,449th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Kamath getting more or less common?

More common. 788 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,299 in 2010, up 65%.

The surname Kamath

A surname, carried by 1,299 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kamath is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,299 people named Kamath in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 237,679 Americans. That is up 65% since 2000, when the Census counted 788.

#20,449

rank among US surnames

1,299

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+64.8%

change since 2000 (was #28,489)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,449	Louk	1,299	237,679
#20,458	Rencher	1,298	237,863

Who is named Kamath

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

94% of people named Kamath identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.7% as two or more races and 2.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
Two or more races 2.7%
White (not Hispanic) 2.4%
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.

Questions

How common is the surname Kamath?: 1,299 people in the United States had the surname Kamath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,679 Americans. It ranked 20,449th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kamath?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kamath identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.7% as two or more races.
Is the surname Kamath getting more or less common?: More common. 788 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,299 in 2010, up 65%.