The surname Kapoor
A surname, carried by 3,794 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex K160
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 3,794 people named Kapoor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,377 Americans. That is up 68% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,253.
#8,663
rank among US surnames
3,794
people in 2010
1.3
per 100,000 Americans
+68.4%
change since 2000 (was #12,605)
Who is named Kapoor
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
88% of people named Kapoor identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
- White (not Hispanic) 5.3%
- Two or more races 4.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Kapoor
Kapoor has the Soundex code K160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K160.
Questions
- How common is the surname Kapoor?
- 3,794 people in the United States had the surname Kapoor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,377 Americans. It ranked 8,663rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Kapoor?
- In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Kapoor identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Kapoor getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,253 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,794 in 2010, up 68%.