# Kapoor (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kapoor/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,794 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,663 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 81,377 people |
| Change since 2000 | +68% (2,253 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kapoor in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 88% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |

## Similar surnames

Kapur, Kiefer, Keefer, Kieffer, Keffer, Keever, Kober, Kovar, Kuiper, Keifer, Kabir, Keiper.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.