# Kapur (surname)

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

A surname from Punjabi

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Punjabi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,428 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,062 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 216,208 people |
| Change since 2000 | +36% (1,053 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /kəˈpʊə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Kapoor |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਕਪੂਰ (kapūr).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kapur 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) | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 83% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |

## Similar surnames

Kapoor, 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.